> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://cloudanix.com/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Members mfa required remediation ### Triage and Remediation ### Remediation To require MFA (2FA) for members in a GitHub organization using the GitHub web console: 1. **Sign in to GitHub** * Log in to [https://github.com](https://github.com) with an account that is an **owner** of the organization. 2. **Go to the organization settings** * Click your profile avatar (top-right). * Click **Your organizations**. * Click the organization name. * In the org view, click **Settings** (top menu, typically to the right). 3. **Open the Security settings** * In the left sidebar, under **Security**, click **Authentication security** (in some UIs it may appear as **Security > Authentication** or similar). 4. **Require 2FA for organization members** * Find the section **Two-factor authentication** or **Require two-factor authentication for everyone in your organization**. * Read the warning: members without 2FA will be removed from the org after a grace period or immediately (depending on current behavior/UI). * Check the box **Require two-factor authentication for everyone in this organization** (or similarly named checkbox). * Click **Save** / **Enable** / **Update settings** (button text varies slightly). 5. **Confirm and enforce** * GitHub will show a confirmation dialog explaining that: * Users (and possibly bots) without 2FA will lose access to the org. * Confirm the action. 6. **Inform members** * Communicate to all org members that: * They must enable 2FA at **Settings → Password and authentication → Two-factor authentication** on their user profile. * If they are removed due to missing 2FA, they can re-enable 2FA and then be re-invited. That’s all that is needed in the GitHub console to enforce MFA for members in a GitHub organization. To require MFA (2FA) for all members of a GitHub organization using the GitHub CLI (`gh`), you need to set the org setting `two_factor_requirement_enabled` to `true`. **Prereqs** * You are an **organization owner**. * `gh` is installed and authenticated (`gh auth login`) with a token that has `admin:org` scope. *** ### 1. Authenticate (if not already) ```bash theme={null} gh auth login # Follow prompts; choose GitHub.com, HTTPS, “Login with a web browser” # Ensure your token has the "admin:org" scope ``` *** ### 2. Verify current 2FA requirement status Replace `YOUR_ORG` with your organization name: ```bash theme={null} gh api \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ /orgs/YOUR_ORG --jq '.two_factor_requirement_enabled' ``` * `true` → already enforced * `false` → not yet enforced *** ### 3. Enable MFA requirement for all members ```bash theme={null} gh api \ --method PATCH \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ /orgs/YOUR_ORG \ -f two_factor_requirement_enabled=true ``` This will: * Enforce 2FA for **all** org members, outside collaborators, and billing managers. * Automatically remove users who **do not** have 2FA enabled from the org (they can rejoin after enabling 2FA). *** ### 4. Confirm it’s enabled ```bash theme={null} gh api \ -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \ /orgs/YOUR_ORG --jq '.two_factor_requirement_enabled' # Should return: true ``` *** If you need a dry run (identify users without 2FA before enforcing), that requires GitHub Enterprise/audit log or a separate script using REST/GraphQL to list users and check `two_factor_authentication` on their user objects, but the enforcement itself is via the PATCH command above. To require MFA for all members of a GitHub organization using Python, you actually enforce **“Require two-factor authentication for this organization”** at the org level. Users without 2FA will be removed from the org when they next access it. Below are step‑by‑step instructions and a Python example. *** ## 1. Prerequisites 1. You must be an **organization owner**. 2. Create a **Personal Access Token (classic)** or **fine‑grained PAT** with: * `admin:org` scope (for classic), or equivalent on the organization. 3. Note: * `ORG_NAME` – your GitHub organization’s login (e.g. `"my-org"`). * `GITHUB_TOKEN` – your PAT. *** ## 2. API Endpoint GitHub REST API (v3): ```http theme={null} PATCH /orgs/{org} ``` Body parameter to enforce MFA for members: ```json theme={null} { "members_can_create_repositories": false, // optional, just example "members_allowed_repository_creation_type": "none", // optional "members_can_create_internal_repositories": false, // optional "members_can_create_private_repositories": false, // optional "members_can_create_public_repositories": false, // optional "two_factor_requirement_enabled": true // THIS is what you need } ``` The key field is:\ `two_factor_requirement_enabled: true` *** ## 3. Simple Python Script (using `requests`) ```python theme={null} import os import requests ORG_NAME = "your-org-name" GITHUB_TOKEN = os.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN") # or hard-code for testing only if not GITHUB_TOKEN: raise SystemExit("GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable not set") url = f"https://api.github.com/orgs/{ORG_NAME}" headers = { "Accept": "application/vnd.github+json", "Authorization": f"Bearer {GITHUB_TOKEN}", "X-GitHub-Api-Version": "2022-11-28", } payload = { "two_factor_requirement_enabled": True } response = requests.patch(url, headers=headers, json=payload) if response.status_code == 200: print(f"Successfully enabled MFA requirement for org: {ORG_NAME}") else: print(f"Failed to enable MFA requirement. " f"Status: {response.status_code}, Body: {response.text}") ``` *** ## 4. Validate the Configuration You can verify via API: ```python theme={null} import os import requests ORG_NAME = "your-org-name" GITHUB_TOKEN = os.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN") url = f"https://api.github.com/orgs/{ORG_NAME}" headers = { "Accept": "application/vnd.github+json", "Authorization": f"Bearer {GITHUB_TOKEN}", "X-GitHub-Api-Version": "2022-11-28", } res = requests.get(url, headers=headers) res.raise_for_status() data = res.json() print("two_factor_requirement_enabled:", data.get("two_factor_requirement_enabled")) ``` Or check in GitHub UI:\ **Organization Settings → Security → Authentication security → Require two-factor authentication for everyone in the organization** should be enabled. *** ## 5. Important Behavior Note * When `two_factor_requirement_enabled` is set to `true`, members **without 2FA** are: * prevented from accessing org resources, and * may be removed from the organization according to GitHub’s behavior and your org’s settings. * Inform users before enabling this, so they can set up 2FA. ```hcl theme={null} resource "github_organization_settings" "members_mfa_required" { # Substitute your GitHub organization name name = "GITHUB_ORG_NAME" # Substitute a valid billing email for the organization billing_email = "BILLING_EMAIL_ADDRESS" # This enforces 2FA for all members of the organization. # WARNING: When enabled, any existing members without 2FA will be removed # from the organization by GitHub and must re‑join after enabling 2FA. two_factor_requirement_enabled = true } ``` This change updates the organization in place (no resource replacement). `terraform plan` should show `two_factor_requirement_enabled` changing from `false` (or `null`) to `true` on `github_organization_settings.members_mfa_required`.