> You can't authenticate over HTTPS anymore
You can, just no longer using username and password. Instead you must use an access token.
You can, just no longer using username and password. Instead you must use an access token.
I see here [0] a few benefits listed:
> Unique – tokens are specific to GitHub and can be generated per use or per device
> Revocable – tokens can can be individually revoked at any time without needing to update unaffected credentials
> Limited – tokens can be narrowly scoped to allow only the access necessary for the use case
> Random – tokens are not subject to the types of dictionary or brute force attempts that simpler passwords that you need to remember or enter regularly might be
...but if you can trivially obtain it by supplying username/password, then it's effectively equivalent anyway.
[0] https://github.blog/2020-12-15-token-authentication-requirem...