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Git: Support GitHub 2FA

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VSCode Version: 1.9.1
OS Version: Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04

Steps to Reproduce:

Make changes to a GitHub repo with two-factor authentication enabled
Push/Sync changes.

Error: Authentication failed on the git remote.

A dialog box appears to enter your git username/password, but there is no subsequent dialog for the two-factor authentication code, and so the process just fails.

The https protocol was used for the git clone on this repo.

Issue Analytics

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Created 7 years ago
Reactions:11
Comments:8 (2 by maintainers)

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skl131313commented, Feb 9, 2017

You can create a personal access token following the instructions here: https://help.github.com/articles/creating-an-access-token-for-command-line-use/

Then you simply use that token as the password.

18reactions

nholthauscommented, Feb 9, 2017

Thanks, that’s a good workaround.

Still, it seems like from a UX perspective it would be nice to support at some point.

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