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Deprecation notice for authentication via URL query parameters

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Description

When setting up the github authorizer, I received this deprecation notice from Github

On September 12th, 2020 at 13:35 (UTC) your application (Gunslinger App) used an access token (with the User-Agent Faraday v0.15.4) as part of a query parameter to access an endpoint through the GitHub API:

https://api.github.com/user

Please use the Authorization HTTP header instead as using the access_token query parameter is deprecated.

Depending on your API usage, we'll be sending you this email reminder on a monthly basis.

Visit https://developer.github.com/changes/2020-02-10-deprecating-auth-through-query-param for more information about suggested workarounds and removal dates.

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start by locating the GitHub authorizer and the request to https://api.github.com/user. Check how the access token is passed, then update the request to use the Authorization HTTP header instead of the access_token query parameter. Done means GitHub no longer reports authentication through a query parameter.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github, ruby
Domain
api, authentication
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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