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Create and Secure the GitHub Account

Create the role-based business login, verify it, configure recovery, and enable strong authentication.

Document: INF-101Type: Guide / SOPStatus: ApprovedOwner: Engineering OperationsVersion: 4.2.0Updated: 2026-07-17

Prerequisites

  • Access to accounts@cloudberrie.com.
  • Cloudberrie-approved password manager.
  • An authenticator application and at least one backup authentication method.
  • Authorized person available to store recovery codes securely.

Create the Account

  1. Open the official GitHub sign-up page.
  2. Enter accounts@cloudberrie.com.
  3. Create a unique password in the password manager.
  4. Select a role-based username such as cb-engops. Do not use the desired organization name if GitHub reports a naming conflict.
  5. Complete GitHub’s account verification.
  6. Open the verification email arriving in the admin@cloudberrie.com inbox through the accounts alias and confirm the address.
  7. Sign in and confirm the profile opens successfully.

Enable Two-Factor Authentication

  1. Open the profile menu → Settings.
  2. Open Password and authentication.
  3. Start the two-factor authentication setup.
  4. Enroll an authenticator application or passkey/security key.
  5. Download the recovery codes.
  6. Store recovery codes in the company password manager’s secured record—not in email, chat, or a shared document.
  7. Add a second recovery method controlled by an authorized business owner.
  8. Sign out and complete a test sign-in before proceeding.
Do not proceed until 2FA and recovery have been tested. The account will become an owner of repositories and deployment integrations.

Profile Settings

  • Display name: Cloudberrie Engineering Operations.
  • Company: Cloudberrie Studio India LLP.
  • Website: https://cloudberrie.com.
  • Bio: short operational description; do not list private contact information.
  • Notification email: retain the business-controlled address.

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