Configuring Git credential manager for Windows: utilizing OAuth or username and API token
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Summary
This guide provides instructions for configuring Git Credential Manager for Windows to utilise OAuth or Username and API token.
Solution
Before proceeding with this guide, ensure that Git Credential Manager is pre-installed on your machine.
As per the official documentation, users can configure Git Credential Manager to utilise OAuth or Bitbucket username and API token explicitly. The steps are as follows:
Open the Command Line.
Execute the following commands:
git config --global credential.bitbucketAuthModes "<AuthenticationType>"ℹ️ Change the <AuthenticationType> to the following credential types:
Value | Authentication type |
|---|---|
oauth | Use this to authenticate using OAuth |
basic | Use this to authenticate via Bitbucket username and API token |
Example OAuth:
git config --global credential.bitbucketAuthModes "oauth"Example Bitbucket username and API token:
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