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As outlined here, there are a couple of situations where you need to authenticate with GitHub by using an Acces Token:-

  1. If you have Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) enabled.
  2. You are accessing an organisations protected content using SAML Single-Sign On (SSO).

Create an Access Token

In your GitHub account, go to Settings / Developer settings / Personal access tokens and select Generate New Token. Make a note of the token somewhere safe since this is the only chance you get to see it.

Add the token to your local OSX Key Chain

When you

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