From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mout.kundenserver.de (mout.kundenserver.de [217.72.192.75]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B5A89383A836 for ; Mon, 16 Aug 2021 14:44:44 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 sourceware.org B5A89383A836 Received: from calimero.vinschen.de ([24.134.7.25]) by mrelayeu.kundenserver.de (mreue107 [212.227.15.183]) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 1M8QFi-1mBE0A34XQ-004Tyu for ; Mon, 16 Aug 2021 16:44:42 +0200 Received: by calimero.vinschen.de (Postfix, from userid 500) id 9D89FA80DE0; Mon, 16 Aug 2021 16:44:41 +0200 (CEST) Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2021 16:44:41 +0200 From: Corinna Vinschen To: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com Subject: Re: github password policy Message-ID: Reply-To: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Provags-ID: V03:K1:8630vxCaJ+i1WU9M4gZheS8DGgvFoWLVfLPMhx5eCT3vCzEWfnf orrpt8o3OudgDxWh0kkCJY9sJ10sl5rrfBCXbX4pFQL3wB2OuxpEM82H+UFtzVcdFjMIS66 3lKcp9j7UXRqS4UH6bA+s6NBE+SE1GGL0UpX60jM+LOUmb8TGKf7XMAiD7ewgtxWozRE3A5 TILWLskdMRDEzpf1cIDxg== X-UI-Out-Filterresults: notjunk:1;V03:K0:wcPoUPg0eEM=:G10+Xy7rdZqvecYzU2e04e 1PiBiAaA2cRk5DvOkPhDl9fIjvSeyS7sdt7VW1bnTQ0nluUAMtd/5vKG7XlEE//8B9BOs6oLu /TGQh2HiBRMckQyokpdjcfNtHM0bwwFwHOpXoapB5ycbYZB3L76OkoB9v1VVXxMWmlbR7sw9w Pck5i9MGT7il1rVfxliEUgVYCHIWeNDZzvS/H2Ftzo1YtTrDF9a9B0MqqpCCaclTwR/zEGAbD daqdDHLfAWJQsaegFAwnaJOeIrdxVx6Zw1paXkgsocn69qyP6GGaS416JD/2mET1ij4GAuc4g 1pxSCFfnFAVrSV3BCkyjtTFuIfBX+R4VchiqxYtetu1qnkq2D2eliRgxEZRAsGCyaTez8BGiq ilq7ar0IyAKKXLliJ0vsXpeKWRexILgw83KwKHo8uGWedX0w/Wkbvy+93quLUSHHW5f+JHVA2 dr/6kp8uE/kGQZh4l0Wx6BzKvXFtRj+Y4/2+Hi1qpZxdTdpSA8vo9IdHZfg8n91wPOaVofSRP bgaZoFaX+eKK43H6b+aHxsd5HeOoWoies4OCI3XwFVstNezbnecMiWrhJdjOgxJfHJ/mU4Unh mZkc7WNmbHwMMDiyCWDyK/1nvhirf3fN2zQFMdd12Umhimo0SETGJUzwnAmnqntH+yIU4ftFm Ck4pOfLGmRf8pYKpptLVv6YK+ks/vIN9KgKH10msQ4vzdKL7wjbt91I4AQpilrzcwnMbKgy+V TngzmUvJcT9w0N8jSZFKkkTGqdKa04Ssgx/NjWzajHW38kGYxdSuSIStUVAP1iuvq4raBYxIs xmxIZOwKgQBeqzvveyXbPJZ5dwDqwTDDwCguPTywZe+74FZOVf2nB5X1T4B9HxXdtKYkvGPII W/uzs3ee5MnCGevrQmiw== X-Spam-Status: No, score=-99.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, GOOD_FROM_CORINNA_CYGWIN, JMQ_SPF_NEUTRAL, KAM_DMARC_NONE, KAM_DMARC_STATUS, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_NEUTRAL, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Cygwin package maintainer discussion list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2021 14:44:46 -0000 On Aug 16 14:13, Thomas Wolff wrote: > github have changed their authentication policy not to allow passwords > anymore. > So they are asking maintainers to acquire another kind of password (a > "token"), which I did a while ago. > But they refuse to support users with the transition, there is no > "plug-and-play" howto available, except for those who are willing to dive > into details of authentication stuff and spend a few study hours on that > useless policy change. > As I cannot update mintty anymore right now from the git command line, is > any maintainer here impacted by the same issue and can help out with some > advice how to get rid of this nuisance? ssh pubkey works nicely, afaik. Corinna