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### Step 4: Personalize and Secure Your Account
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With your account verified, spend a few minutes making it your own. Upload a profile photo so collaborators can recognize you, write a short bio describing what you work on, and add links to your website or other profiles. While you are in settings, head over to the security section and turn on two-factor authentication this is covered in detail in the next step.
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With your account verified, spend a few minutes making it your own. Upload a profile photo so collaborators can recognize you, write a short bio describing what you work on, and add links to your website or other profiles. While you are in settings, head over to the security section and turn on two-factor authentication this is covered in detail in the next step.
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### Step 5: Final Step Secure Your GitHub Account
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### Step 5: Final Step: Secure Your GitHub Account
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Congratulations on setting up your GitHub account! Before you start exploring, take a few minutes to turn on two-factor authentication (2FA). This is one of the most effective ways to protect your account.
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**Why does 2FA matter?**
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When you log in with only a password, anyone who gets hold of that password can access your account. With 2FA turned on, logging in requires a second step a short code generated by an app on your phone. Even if someone steals your password, they still cannot get in without that code.
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When you log in with only a password, anyone who gets hold of that password can access your account. With 2FA turned on, logging in requires a second step a short code generated by an app on your phone. Even if someone steals your password, they still cannot get in without that code.
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**How to turn on 2FA:**
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1. Click your profile picture in the top right corner and open **Settings**.
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2. In the left menu, look under **Access** and click **Password and authentication**.
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3. Scroll to the **Two-factor authentication** section and click the button to enable it.
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4. Select an authenticator app as your method this is more reliable than SMS. Open the app on your phone and scan the QR code shown on screen.
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4. Select an authenticator app as your method, this is more reliable than SMS. Open the app on your phone and scan the QR code shown on screen.
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5. Type in the six-digit code your app generates to confirm everything is connected.
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6. GitHub will give you a set of recovery codes. Save these somewhere safe a password manager or a printed copy stored securely. These are the only way back in if you ever lose access to your phone.
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6. GitHub will give you a set of recovery codes. Save these somewhere safe, a password manager or a printed copy stored securely. These are the only way back in if you ever lose access to your phone.
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7. Complete the setup and you are done.
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