Git Overview Part 2

← Back to Git

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📺 Git Overview - Part 2

This section covers private repositories and authentication.

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🔒 Create Private Repository

1. Click on New.

1. Give the repository name and check the Private box and Add a README file box.
2. Click on Create repository.

Next to the repository name, you can see it is mentioned as Private.

For private repositories, you need to authenticate to clone the repo.

There are two types of authentication: * Using Personal Access Token (PAT) * Using SSH public/private keys

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🔑 Authentication

How to authenticate using Personal Access Token (PAT)

Let's generate the token (as shown in Part 1).

Remote vs Local Repo

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🧠 Quick Quiz — Authentication

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Why do you need a PAT (Personal Access Token) for Git?

To pay for GitHub features.

Because GitHub passwords are no longer supported for Git HTTPS operations.

It makes git run faster.

It is required only for public repos.

GitHub removed password authentication for Git over HTTPS in 2021, requiring tokens instead.

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📝 Want More Practice?

👉 Start Git Beginner Quiz (20 Questions)

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