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GitHub goes passwordless, announces passkeys beta preview(www.bleepingcomputer.com)

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dbx12@programming.dev
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But now you have the only credential, the REPO_TOKEN in plaintext in your .git/config file. That’s even worse.

Edit: typo

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MostlyHarmless@programming.dev
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That’s how a lot of tools work. Your maven password is in .m2/settings.xml

Your ssh private key is in .ssh/id_rsa

The only person with access to these files should be you. If anyone else does then your machine is compromised

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HairHeel@programming.dev
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we’re talking about a hypothetical one-off situation on a computer that isn’t yours though; right? That happens from time to time, and an authentication process that requires you to persist your auth information on disk carries some extra risks. You need to remember to delete it when you’re done.

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MostlyHarmless@programming.dev
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You don’t need to remember to delete it, you can revoke the access from your github account.

Then it’s useless.

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dbx12@programming.dev
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For the maven password, ok maybe. Your ssh private key should require a passphrase.

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f(loat || loathe)@burggit.moe
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That’s amazing! 😍 (and retarded too lol) :)

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