Nikita Popov in php.internals (Tue, 6 Apr 2021 20:28:03 +0200): >Something I was not aware of at the time is that git.php.net >(intentionally) supported pushing changes not only via SSH (using the >gitolite infrastructure and public key cryptography), but also via HTTPS. >The latter did not use gitolite, and instead used git-http-backend behind >Apache2 Digest authentication against the master.php.net user database. I'm >not sure why password-based authentication was supported in the first >place, as it is much less secure than pubkey authentication.
Password-based authentication on Github is deprecated for some time now and will be disabled on August 13, 2021. See the timeline in https://github.blog/2020-12-15-token-authentication-requirements-for-git-operations/ -- Jan -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: https://www.php.net/unsub.php
