TWIL vol.6 (GitHub, 2FA... and lunar standard time?)

GitHub will require 2FA (wait, it didn't?)

I'm not surprised GitHub is requiring 2FA, but I'm a little surprised it didn't a long time ago. Especially considering it's heavily used by techie types, it doesn't seem like a big deal to make it required. Having extra protection to prevent someone from uploading bad code into some library a hundred other apps use is a no-brainer.

Raising the bar for software security: GitHub 2FA begins March 13 | The GitHub Blog

On March 13, we will officially begin rolling out our initiative to require all developers who contribute code on GitHub.com to enable one or more forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) by the end of 2023. Read on to learn about what the process entails and how you can help secure the software sup…

The GitHub BlogLaura Paine

If you're interested in other ways to protect your account, I wrote a few years ago about the variety of tools GitHub gives us to be more secure.

Protecting your GitHub account and keeping your code secure

GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket released a joint statement on a widespread ransomware attack. That got me thinking, how can we protect our GitHub code? As it turns out, a lot…

Grant WinneyGrant Winney

And if you really want to get into the weeds on this, and find out more about how you can generate 2FA codes, I wrote a little about that too.

How to create a TOTP 2FA code for your app

I’ve been using 2FA on every site that supports it for quite some time, but I’d never given much thought to how a 2FA code is created. It’s magic! Or is it?

Grant WinneyGrant Winney

How to generate and verify TOTP 2FA codes (in C#)

I previously wrote about how to create a TOTP 2FA code for your app, and I mentioned that I’d like to work out an implementation in C#. Here it is!

Grant WinneyGrant Winney

Timezones on the moon

Timezones are already painful to program around, but it might get even more complicated in a few years. As we get more serious about the moon, the world is going to have to agree on how to keep time there, and whether the moon needs one or more timezones. Will there be a UTC to Lunar Standard Time conversion be? Will the ISO8601 standard accomodate the moon?? What happens when we go to Mars??? 😵‍💫

Oh well, it's a problem for NASA, ESA, SpaceX and whoever else to figure out, I suppose. Until the moon gets lunar dealerships, drive throughs, insurance companies, and all the other mundane stuff that requires the services of the rest of us developers, most of us won't have to worry about it. 🌙

What Time Is It on the Moon? Advancing a New Lunar Timezone

A new era of lunar exploration is on the rise, with dozens of Moon missions planned for the coming decade. Europe is in the forefront here, contributing to building the Gateway lunar station and the Orion spacecraft – set to return humans to our natural satellite – as well as developing its large lo

SciTechDailyMike O’Neill