I'm accessing a Git repository over an HTTPS transport, where client
certificates are required. My certificate requires a password to use,
and Git prompts me for this every time I use it -- it's starting to
get a little old. I've got Subversion set up to use Gnome-Keyring for
credentials, so I only have to unlock that once per session. Is there
something similar for Git? Is it planned? If not, is there a good
place to make feature requests?
R/
James
On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 6:41 PM, James B [off-list ref] wrote:
I'm accessing a Git repository over an HTTPS transport, where client
certificates are required. My certificate requires a password to use,
and Git prompts me for this every time I use it -- it's starting to
get a little old. I've got Subversion set up to use Gnome-Keyring for
credentials, so I only have to unlock that once per session. Is there
something similar for Git? Is it planned? If not, is there a good
place to make feature requests?
It's being worked on -
http://www.google.com/search?q=git+credential+helper+site:gmane.org
j.
James B [off-list ref] writes:
I'm accessing a Git repository over an HTTPS transport, where client
certificates are required. My certificate requires a password to use,
and Git prompts me for this every time I use it -- it's starting to
get a little old. I've got Subversion set up to use Gnome-Keyring for
credentials, so I only have to unlock that once per session. Is there
something similar for Git? Is it planned? If not, is there a good
place to make feature requests?
There is "credential helper" series:
* infrastructure and simple example implementations,
like in-memory cache by Jeff King
* credential helper for MacOS X keychain from Jay Soffian
* credential helper for KDE (KWallet) from Lukas Sandström
* simple credential helper for Windows by Erik Faye-Lund
In 'next' there is only sample implemetations (credentia-cache and
credential-store). Some of the rest you can find in 'pu', others only
on git mailing list.
Currently there are no credentials helper for GNOME. Perhaps you can
write one?
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Jakub Narębski