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Alexa Steinbrück
Alexa Steinbrück

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Github authentication facts I forget every two months

  • Git recommends SSH over HTTPS!
    • You make the decision for SSH/HTTPS, when you
      • clone a remote repository, or
      • assign a remote to a local repository
  • When you do HTTPS:
    • You can use the credential.helper in OSX to cache your password
    • PITFALL POTENTIAL: If you use 2FA, then your password is not your password, but your Personal Access Token, which you can create here https://github.com/settings/tokens
  • When you do SSH:
    • You need to have a key available. Otherwise you get "Not authenticated (public key error)" or something along these lines...
    • Test if you have a key by typing in the console: ssh -vT git@github.com
    • If you dont have a key, then go create one: https://github.com/settings/keys

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