--- title: Restricting npm bypass-2FA granular access tokens description: npm granular access tokens (GATs) configured to bypass 2FA can no longer perform sensitive account, org, and package management actions — these now require an... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/restricting-npm-bypass-2fa-granular-access-tokens-vh2dwd8rj twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Restricting npm bypass-2FA granular access tokens | daily.dev og:description: npm granular access tokens (GATs) configured to bypass 2FA can no longer perform sensitive account, org, and package management actions — these now require an... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/restricting-npm-bypass-2fa-granular-access-tokens-vh2dwd8rj og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Vh2dwD8rj.png og:image:alt: Restricting npm bypass-2FA granular access tokens og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Restricting npm bypass-2FA granular access tokens **[GitHub Changelog](https://daily.dev/sources/github_updates)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary npm granular access tokens (GATs) configured to bypass 2FA can no longer perform sensitive account, org, and package management actions — these now require an interactive 2FA challenge. Actions blocked include creating/deleting tokens, changing package access or maintainers, and managing org/team membership. This closes a major attack vector where a leaked bypass token could be used to take over an account. Looking ahead, 2FA-bypass tokens will also lose direct publish capability by January 2027, with npm recommending migration to trusted publishing (OIDC) or staged publishing. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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