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# Github Verification

## Personal Verification

To verify Github, enter your handle into the Github field of your NFD (see [Setting Metadata](/platform/manage/setting-metadata-records.md)) & update it.

Once the field is updated, you will see a 'verify' option show up in the Verification tab, as well as in the Metadata tab below the Github field.

<figure><img src="/files/txHVLu0h7RNL6zhLqHaG" alt=""><figcaption><p>Metadata Tab</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/YQGFcfOnTYmjPsukwJdl" alt=""><figcaption><p>Verification Tab</p></figcaption></figure>

When you click verify, you'll see a dialog to 'start verification'. Click that. You'll next see a modal like this:

<figure><img src="/files/QSmIlpyjPLnr0Ue6dwE4" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

Follow the directions, creating a **PUBLIC** gist for your user with the contents as specified. Once completed, come back to the NFD page and click Confirm.

If your handle is an organization, do NOT create a gist but follow the changes below.

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## Organization Verification

Follow the directions above but instead of creating a gist, set the nfd-verify:xxx challenge value into a root file called "**.nfd**" in the **.github** Organization Repo for your organization.

If you don't already have a .github repo, one easy way of doing it is to click the 'create readme' link on the right of your organizations github profile page. You can also click the '+' dropdown menu and click New Repository - naming it .github.

<figure><img src="/files/ySDQSFG9Mp5cwoyzBPzA" alt=""><figcaption><p>Clicking 'create a README file' will create your .github repo</p></figcaption></figure>

If you choose the 'New Repository' route. Here is an example - **notice it must be public** !

<figure><img src="/files/ItEetI1H79ECJ0J8NOeU" alt=""><figcaption><p>Add new .github repo to Organization</p></figcaption></figure>

If you create the empty .github repo like above, then click the 'creating a new file' link.

<figure><img src="/files/TwnEXXnByPkpvxETXBoC" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

followed by naming the file '.nfd' and pasting in the challenge:

<figure><img src="/files/BZ85DKg2SU2ahCRLZwTQ" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

Commit the changes and then switch back to the NFD page and click Confirm.

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