# Git password authentication is shutting down

DevFeed: [Git password authentication is shutting down](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/git-password-authentication-is-shutting-down-74385.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://github.blog/changelog/2021-08-12-git-password-authentication-is-shutting-down>)

Author: phanatic

Published: 2021-08-12T19:20:04Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [GitHub Changelog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/github-changelog.md>)

Topics: [Git](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/git.md>), [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/passwords.md>), [personal access token](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/personal-access-token.md>), [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>)

Tags: [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [git](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git.md>), [oauth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/oauth.md>), [password](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/password.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssh.md>), [token](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/token.md>)

## AI overview

Starting August 13, 2021, GitHub.com stopped accepting account passwords to authenticate Git operations. Authenticated Git operations require token-based authentication, such as personal access tokens, OAuth, SSH keys, or GitHub App installation tokens.

## Source excerpt

As previously announced, starting on August 13, 2021, at 09:00 PST, we will no longer accept account passwords when authenticating Git operations on GitHub.com. Instead, token-based authentication (for example, personal...