git-ecosystem/git-credential-manager

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Git Credential Manager is a secure, cross-platform Git credential helper built on .NET that stores credentials in the OS-native secure stores. It provides consistent authentication, including multi-factor auth and OAuth, to GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, and other Git hosting services.

Use cases

• authenticate git pushes to github without re-entering passwords
• store git credentials securely on linux
• set up git authentication with azure devops
• handle multi-factor authentication for git hosting services
• use git credential manager in wsl
• replace built-in git credential helpers with oauth support

When to choose

• you use HTTPS Git remotes with GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, or Bitbucket
• you need MFA/OAuth-aware Git authentication across Windows, macOS, and Linux
• you want credentials stored in OS-native secure stores instead of plaintext

When to avoid

• you exclusively use SSH remotes for Git
• you need only simple single-factor username/password storage and prefer Git's built-in helpers
• you run unsupported legacy Windows versions (7/8.x) with the latest release

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auth security developer-tools version-control developer-tools security cross-platform windows cli cross-platform git-credential-helper github gitlab azure-devops bitbucket oauth multi-factor-auth dotnet credential-storage macos linux

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