Re: Multi Factor Authentication for GIT software

[Konstantin Khomoutov <kostix@bswap.ru>]

On Tue, Jun 18, 2024 at 09:41:05AM -0400, Konstantin Ryabitsev wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 18, 2024 at 12:19:19PM GMT, ELFORD, Richard (NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL
> AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT) wrote:
[...]
> > I am writing to enquire about multi factor authentication on cloud hosted
> > software.
> > protect sensitive data, we are seeking information related to the NHS
> > England Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Policy with regards to software
> > products which we have from your company.
> 
> There is no company, so this questionnaire is not relevant. Git is an
> open-source project without any one particular entity "owning" it.

Richard, I'd like to make a remark. May be - just may be - you're confusing
Git and Github or GitLab. Git is a free and open source (F/OSS) piece of
software, while Github and GitLab (and a plethora of others) are Git hosting
solutions which host Git repositories "in the cloud". They use Git but have
no other relation to it.

So you might want to first check with your IT personnel to make it absolutely
sure what really is the issue to discuss: Git-based solutions maintained by
NHS itself or Git-based solutions provided by 3rd parties. In the latter case,
the questions like yours should probably be directed to these parties.