To maintain the security of your account when you perform a potentially sensitive action on .com, you must authenticate even though you're already signed in. For example, considers the following actions sensitive because each action could allow a new person or system to access your account.
- Modification of an associated email address
- Authorization of a third-party application
- Addition of a new SSH key
- Creation of a PAT or application
After you authenticate to perform a sensitive action, your session is temporarily in "sudo mode." In sudo mode, you can perform sensitive actions without authentication. has a two-hour session timeout period before prompting you for authentication again. During this time, any sensitive action that you perform will reset the timer.
"sudo" is a reference to a program on Unix systems, where the name is short for "superuser do." For more information, see sudo on Wikipedia.
To confirm access for sudo mode, you can authenticate with your password. Optionally, you can use a different authentication method, like a passkey, a security key, Mobile, or a 2FA code.
- Confirming access using a passkey
- Confirming access using a security key
- Confirming access using Mobile
- Confirming access using a 2FA code
- Confirming access using your password
You must have a passkey registered to your account to confirm access to your account for sudo mode using a passkey. See About passkeys.
You must configure two-factor authentication (2FA) for your account using a security key to confirm access to your account for sudo mode using the security key. For more information, see Configuring two-factor authentication.
When prompted to authenticate for sudo mode, click Use security key, then follow the prompts.
You must install and sign into Mobile to confirm access to your account for sudo mode using the app. For more information, see Mobile.
- When prompted to authenticate for sudo mode, click Use Mobile.
- Open Mobile. will display numbers that you must enter in Mobile to approve the request.
- In Mobile, type the numbers displayed.
You must configure 2FA using a TOTP mobile app to confirm access to your account for sudo mode using a 2FA code. For more information, see Configuring two-factor authentication.
When prompted to authenticate for sudo mode, type the authentication code from your TOTP mobile app, then click Verify.
Text messages are not supported for use on the sudo prompt. If you have registered SMS as the only 2FA method on your account, you'll be asked for your password to enter sudo mode.
When prompted to authenticate for sudo mode, type your password, then click Confirm.