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0 After using github-backup recently with my account username and password (to avoid the limits for anonymous users), I got the mail below mail from github about password authentication being deprecated. It would be nice to be able to continue to authenticate to get the higher API usage limits.
0 After using github-backup recently with my account username and password (to avoid the limits for anonymous users), I got the mails below from GitHub about password authentication being deprecated. It would be nice to be able to continue to authenticate to get the higher API usage limits.
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2 The latest GitHub blog post about this issue is available here:
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4 https://developer.github.com/changes/2020-02-14-deprecating-password-auth/
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6 In it they say that they will disable password authentication in November 2020.
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8 The first email I got:
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210 > Subject: [GitHub] Deprecation Notice
311 >
1119 >
1220 > Thanks,
1321 > The GitHub Team
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23 The latest email from GitHub says this instead:
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25 > Subject: [GitHub] Deprecation Notice
26 >
27 > Hi @pabs3,
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29 > On July 12th, 2020 at 01:41 (UTC) you used a password to access an endpoint through the GitHub API using github.hs/0.7.4:
30 >
31 > https://api.github.com/repositories/120820726/forks
32 >
33 > Basic authentication using a password to the API is deprecated and will soon no longer work. Visit https://developer.github.com/changes/2020-02-14-deprecating-password-auth/ for more information around suggested workarounds and removal dates.
34 >
35 > Thanks,
36 > The GitHub Team