Help us test PyPI's 2-Factor Auth!
Warehouse is the code behind the Python Package Repository (PyPI) (source code on GitHub,roadmap). We are seeking maintainers of Projects on PyPI to test our new two-factor auth functionality and send us bug reports.
Feedback on user experience, accessibility, and overall ease of use are welcome; we want to support your workflows for account management and package maintainership. Go to the test site at https://test.pypi.org/ and try it out!
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Guidelines for Particpation
By participating, you agree to abide by the PyPA Code of Conduct.
You should sign up for the PyPI Announcement Mailing List for updates.
Things to test
Most of these you can test on pypi.org once you opt into the private beta. For testing destructive actions, like removing an owner, deleting a project, or deleting a release, please use test.pypi.org.
Workflows
- Add/Remove 2FA token using TOTP
- Add/Remove Maintainer
- Add/Remove Owner
- Transition Ownership
- User Registration and Confirmation
- Login/Logout
- Password Reset
- Remove a project
- Remove a release
Testers we need
In particular, please help us test this if any of these apply to you:
- use Windows
- usually visit PyPI on a mobile device
- are an organization where users share an auth token within a group
- have 4+ maintainers or owners for one project
- use an unusual TOTP app
- have a slow Internet connection
block cookies and JavaScript
- maintain 20+ projects
- created your PyPI account 6+ years ago
Setting up a TOTP application
Users who have chosen to set up two factor authentication (2FA) on their PyPI account must, once 2FA is set up, provide a second method of identity verification (other than their username and password) for each login.
PyPI currently supports a single 2FA method: Generating a code through a TOTP application.
When enabling two factor authentication (2FA) via TOTP in your account admin, you are asked to provision an application (usually a mobile phone app) in order to generate authentication codes. Popular applications include:
Security
If you find any potential security vulnerabilities, please follow our published security policy. Please don't report security issues in Warehouse via GitHub, IRC, or mailing lists. Instead, please directly email one or more of our maintainers.
PyCon
Warehouse developers will be at the PyCon sprints May 6-9 to talk about problems you run into, or about how to hack on Warehouse.
Feel free to drop in!
Notice
Reminder! Sign up for the PyPI Announcement Mailing List to be kept in the loop as we continue this process!
Contact us
Security issues: email security @ python dot org
GitHub for all other bug reports & feature requests:https://github.com/pypa/warehouse/issues/new
IRC: #pypa-dev on Freenode (someone's usually there 10am-5pm Central Time on weekdays)
Email: pypa-dev mailing list
Thank you for testing Warehouse! You're helping us launch sooner and future users of PyPI will appreciate it.