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Code registry npm, home to some 550,000 Node.js packages and millions of users, on Wednesday added support for two-factor authentication (2FA) and read-only authentication tokens in an effort to shore up its defenses. Software registries, which store modules required by modern apps, have attracted the attention of malware …

  1. Pascal Monett Silver badge

    OTP integration is a Good Thing (TM)

    Looks like the various ways to manage/integrate one time passwords is going to become another notch on the indispensable security section of any developer's CV.

    And the sooner developers master those tools and brag about it, the better for everyone.

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