# git-ecosystem/git-credential-manager

Secure, cross-platform Git credential storage with authentication to GitHub, Azure Repos, and other popular Git hosting services.

Repository: https://github.com/git-ecosystem/git-credential-manager
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/git-credential-manager
Language: C#
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: git, credential, github, azure-repos, azure-devops, authentication, aad, bitbucket, cross-platform, gitlab
Last push: 2026-08-24T20:35:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 81, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2843, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 50, "gap_med": 66.0, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9227, forks 2900 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:28.965029+00:00)

## What it is
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

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: auth, security, developer-tools
- domain: version-control, developer-tools, security, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: git-credential-helper, github, gitlab, azure-devops, bitbucket, oauth, multi-factor-auth, dotnet, credential-storage, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- git-ecosystem/git-credential-manager (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:28.965029+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:23:16.131191+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/git-ecosystem/git-credential-manager (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:28.965029+00:00, sha 33376d0d5057)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.