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Preventing use of known-compromised passwords

If you are using a known-compromised password found in the HaveIBeenPwned.com database, you will be prompted to change your password after login or any other time you provide GitHub your password. Additionally, you will not be able to create or update an account with a known-compromised password.

The release of GitHub Desktop 1.3 includes two noticeable improvements:

You’ll now be notified when your branch diverges from the master branch with an easy option to merge. You’ll also be able to see which repositories have had recent activity, uncommitted changes, and unpushed changes without having to click into each one.

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