# SMS and TOTP can now both be registered 2FA methods

DevFeed: [SMS and TOTP can now both be registered 2FA methods](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/sms-and-totp-can-now-both-be-registered-2fa-methods-73635.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://github.blog/changelog/2023-03-02-sms-and-totp-can-now-both-be-registered-2fa-methods>)

Author: Kevin Duck

Published: 2023-03-02T19:51:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [GitHub Changelog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/github-changelog.md>)

Topics: [password reset](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/password-reset.md>)

Tags: [2fa](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2fa.md>), [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [sms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sms.md>)

## AI overview

GitHub now allows users to register both SMS and an authenticator app using TOTP as two-factor authentication methods. The change removes fallback SMS registrations and migrates them to standard 2FA methods; users who already had both primary and fallback SMS registrations will keep the fallback registration and receive an email.

## Source excerpt

You can now set up both SMS and an authenticator app (TOTP) for two-factor authentication on your GitHub.com account. Previously these methods were mutually exclusive, and you needed to create...