Git Credential Manager for Windows is no longer being maintained. The cross-platform Git Credential Manager Core (GCM Core) is the official replacement. GCM Core is included as an optional component of Git for Windows 2.28 and will be made the default credential helper as of Git for Windows 2.29. GitHub will disable password-based authentication on APIs Git Credential Manager for Windows uses to create tokens. As a result, GCM for Windows will no longer be able to create new access tokens for GitHub. Git Credential Manager Core (GCM Core) supports OAuth-based authentication with GitHub and is the replacement for GCM for Windows. The Git Credential Manager for Windows (GCM) provides secure Git credential storage for Windows. It's the successor to the Windows Credential Store for Git (git-credential-winstore), which is no longer maintained. Compared to Git's built-in credential storage for Windows (wincred).
Features
- Secure password storage in the Windows Credential Store
- Multi-factor authentication support for Azure DevOps
- Two-factor authentication support for GitHub
- Two-factor authentication support for Bitbucket
- Personal Access Token generation and usage support for Azure DevOps, GitHub, and Bitbucket
- Non-interactive mode support for Azure DevOps backed by Azure Directory