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Announcing unlimited repositories, PDF document review, and 30-day trials!

Christian Hammond

We’re very happy to announce some exciting improvements to the plans offered on RBCommons.

 

Unlimited repositories!

We’ve removed the restrictions on the number of repositories your team can set up. You can now add as many repositories s you need without hitting a limit, and at no additional cost. Add all your Git repositories, your forks, open source projects you contribute to, or whatever you like.

This applies to all plans from Starter to Enterprise. If you’re running on the old Micro 2012 or Small 2012 plans, you’ll need to upgrade in order to add unlimited repositories.

 

Upload your PDFs for review

We’ve also introduced support for reviewing PDF documents. Simply drag-and-drop a PDF file into your review request and wait for the PDF to be processed. Reviewers will be able to read through the PDF and comment on any section, just like they can already do with code and images today.

This feature is available on Medium and higher plans. If you’re on a smaller plan, you can upgrade to take advantage of PDF review by changing your plan in your Team Administration page. If you’re interested in trying out PDF review first, contact us and we will temporarily enable it for your team.

 

More time to try RBCommons

For the new teams out there, we’ve increased our trial period from 14 days to 30. This should give you more time to get set up and comfortable with RBCommons.

If you already have a trial subscription, we’ve already gone back and increased your trial to 30 days. You should have received an e-mail from us already. If not, please let us know.

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Two-factor authentication is now available!

Christian Hammond

For the past month, we’ve been testing support for two-factor authentication for user accounts, and are happy to announce that it’s ready!

Two-factor authentication adds a layer of security to your accounts by requiring that you have your mobile device (cell phone or tablet) with you when logging in. Any time you log into RBCommons, a temporary token code will be sent to your device over text message, or generated by a token generator app.

This token code will be required alongside your username and password. If a malicious hacker tries to log into your account, they’ll need your mobile device or they’ll be out of luck. So keep that safe!

 

Enabling two-factor authentication

It only takes a minute to enable two-factor authentication on your account. Simply:

  1. Go to your My Account page and click “Authentication” on the left.
  2. Click “Enable two-factor authentication” on the right.
  3. Choose whether to use a token generator app, like Google Authenticator (recommended), or to receive text messages on your cell number (carrier rates may apply).
  4. Depending on your choice, you’ll receive a simple set of instructions for getting set up.

You’ll receive your first generated token, which will be used to verify that everything was set up correctly.

After you enable two-factor authentication, you’ll have the opportunity to set a secondary phone number to use in case you lose your primary mobile device or app settings. We highly recommend that you do this, especially if you’re using a token generator app.

 

Download your backup tokens!

If you’re ever locked out of your account due to a lost or broken phone or tablet, you’ll need a backup token to get back in. These are a pre-generated set of token codes that you can use when logging in.

After you enable two-factor authentication, click “View Backup Tokens.” You may have to verify your password and auth token the first time. Then, follow the instructions to generate your set of backup tokens.

Make sure you save these somewhere safe!

 

Upgrade RBTools

You’ll need a modern version of RBTools.

If you’re running 0.5.3 or higher, you’re fine, and will receive an authentication token the next time you have to log in through RBTools.

If you’re running an older version, it’s time to upgrade! We’re continually making improvements to RBTools. Speaking of that, watch this space for a new, major RBTools release announcement, coming soon!

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