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Sublime Merge Mac - password GitHub authentication depreciated

#1

Hello friends.

I’ve been using Sublime Merge for a while and I love it. A long time ago, I set it up with my GitHub account (presumably using password authentication). For at least the last couple of months, every time I push to GitHub, I get an email:

[GitHub] Depreciation Notice

Hi @USER_NAME,

You recently used a password to access the repository at USER_NAME/REPOSITORY with git using git/2.24.3 (Apple Git-128).

Basic authentication using a password to Git is deprecated and will soon no longer work. Visit https://github.blog/2020-12-15-token-authentication-requirements-for-git-operations/ for more information around suggested workarounds and removal dates.

Thanks,
The GitHub Team

(For privacy, I have replaced personal details).

For the life of me, I can not figure out how to change my authentication settings in Sublime Merge, even with months of extensive googling. Any help would be appreciated.

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#2

Sublime Merge uses the existing authentication flows provided by git & macOS and thus does not store passwords itself.

Follow the instructions in the linked article: What you need to do today. Specifically this section of the linked article in the first bullet point will guide you on how to fix.

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#3

Thanks! This did the trick.

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