Git(Hub) 2021 update

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM GITHUB

If you are using a password to authenticate Git operations with GitHub.com today, you must begin using a personal access token over HTTPS (recommended) or SSH key by August 13, 2021, to avoid disruption!

• After August 13, 2021 it will not be possible anymore to use git commands (git clone, git push, git pull, ...) within Git Bash with your username/password combination
• The new authentication method will use your username/accessToken combination

Creating a personal access token

• Go to https://github.com/settings/tokens and click on Generate new token

• Give your token a descriptive name (e.g. Git Bash) and select at least repo (you can add more scopes later if you want)

• Click, at the bottom of the page, on Generate token

• Make sure to copy your new personal access token (you won’t be able to see it again!) and save it somewhere (in a new text file, in the vault of your password manager, ...)

Update your cached credentials

• If you already used Git, you have to update your old username/password credentials first
• Click on the Windows start button and search for Credential manager (in Dutch: Referentiebeheer)
• Click on Windows Credentials (in Dutch: Windows-referenties)

• Search for (scroll to) git:https://github.com

REMARK

If you don't see git:https://github.com you can skip the next action

• Click on Edit (in Dutch: Bewerken) and replace your password with your access token

(Only) If you haven't used Git Bash before

• The first time you use Git Bash for GitHub, you'll get a pop-up window where you have to paste your access token

• Now your credentials are stored inside the Windows Credential manager