---
title: Keeping your account and data secure
intro: 'To protect your personal information, you should keep both your account on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} and any associated data secure.'
redirect_from:
  - /articles/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure
  - /github/authenticating-to-github/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghes: '*'
  ghec: '*'
topics:
  - Identity
  - Access management
children:
  - /about-authentication-to-github
  - /creating-a-strong-password
  - /switching-between-accounts
  - /verifying-new-devices-when-signing-in
  - /updating-your-github-access-credentials
  - /managing-your-personal-access-tokens
  - /reviewing-your-ssh-keys
  - /reviewing-your-deploy-keys
  - /token-expiration-and-revocation
  - /reviewing-your-security-log
  - /security-log-events
  - /removing-sensitive-data-from-a-repository
  - /about-anonymized-urls
  - /about-githubs-ip-addresses
  - /githubs-ssh-key-fingerprints
  - /sudo-mode
  - /preventing-unauthorized-access
  - /viewing-and-managing-your-sessions
shortTitle: Account security
---