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When Git makes an HTTP request, it can negotiate the type of authentication to use with the server provided the authentication scheme is one of a few well-known types (Basic, Digest, NTLM, or Negotiate). However, some servers wish to use other types of authentication, such as the Bearer type from OAuth2. Since libcurl doesn't natively support this type, it isn't possible to use it, and the user is forced to specify the Authorization header using the http.extraheader setting. However, storing a plaintext token in the repository configuration is not very secure, especially if a repository can be shared by multiple parties. We already have support for many types of secure credential storage by using credential helpers, so let's teach credential helpers how to produce credentials for an arbitrary scheme. If the credential helper specifies an authtype field, then it specifies an authentication scheme (e.g., Bearer) and the password field specifies the raw authentication token, with any encoding already specified. We reuse the password field for this because some credential helpers store the metadata without encryption even though the password is encrypted, and we'd like to avoid insecure storage if an older version of the credential helper gets ahold of the data. The username is not used in this case, but it is still preserved for the purpose of finding the right credential if the user has multiple accounts. If the authtype field is not specified, then the password behaves as normal and it is passed along with the username to libcurl. Signed-off-by: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals.
Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License version 2 (some parts of it are under different licenses, compatible with the GPLv2). It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help of a group of hackers around the net.
Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.
Many Git online resources are accessible from https://git-scm.com/ including full documentation and Git related tools.
See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see
Documentation/giteveryday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and
Documentation/git-<commandname>.txt for documentation of each command.
If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be
read with man gittutorial or git help tutorial, and the
documentation of each command with man git-<commandname> or git help <commandname>.
CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt
(man gitcvs-migration or git help cvs-migration if git is
installed).
The user discussion and development of Git take place on the Git mailing list -- everyone is welcome to post bug reports, feature requests, comments and patches to git@vger.kernel.org (read Documentation/SubmittingPatches for instructions on patch submission and Documentation/CodingGuidelines).
Those wishing to help with error message, usage and informational message
string translations (localization l10) should see po/README.md
(a po file is a Portable Object file that holds the translations).
To subscribe to the list, send an email to git+subscribe@vger.kernel.org (see https://subspace.kernel.org/subscribing.html for details). The mailing list archives are available at https://lore.kernel.org/git/, https://marc.info/?l=git and other archival sites.
Issues which are security relevant should be disclosed privately to the Git Security mailing list git-security@googlegroups.com.
The maintainer frequently sends the "What's cooking" reports that list the current status of various development topics to the mailing list. The discussion following them give a good reference for project status, development direction and remaining tasks.
The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker" and the name as (depending on your mood):
- random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
- stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the dictionary of slang.
- "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
- "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks