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[Microsoft/Git-Credential-Manager-for-Windows](https://github.com/Microsoft/Git-Credential-Manager-for-Windows) was archived on 2020 Sep 30 and it is no longer being maintained. > The cross-platform [Git Credential Manager Core (GCM Core)](https://aka.ms/gcmcore) is the official replacement.
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The downside of this approach is that your passwords are stored in cleartext in a plain file in your home directory.
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* If you're using a Mac, Git comes with an "`osxkeychain`" mode, which caches credentials in the secure keychain that's attached to your system account.
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This method stores the credentials on disk, and they never expire, but they're encrypted with the same system that stores HTTPS certificates and Safari auto-fills.
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* If you're using Windows, you can install a helper called "`Git Credential Manager for Windows.`"
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This is similar to the "`osxkeychain`" helper described above, but uses the Windows Credential Store to control sensitive information.
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It can be found at https://github.com/Microsoft/Git-Credential-Manager-for-Windows[].
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* If you're using Windows, you can enable the *Git Credential Manager* feature when installing https://gitforwindows.org/[Git for Windows] or separately install https://github.com/GitCredentialManager/git-credential-manager/releases/latest[the latest GCM] as a standalone service.
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This is similar to the "`osxkeychain`" helper described above, but uses the Windows Credential Store to control sensitive information. It can also serve credentials to WSL1 or WSL2. See https://github.com/GitCredentialManager/git-credential-manager#windows[GCM Install Instructions] for more information.
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You can choose one of these methods by setting a Git configuration value:
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