[JENKINS-33174] Support API token as credentials for git https (GitHub...)

GitHub recommends for git+https to use API tokens instead of username & password.

GitHub API token can be passed as a real token (https://@​github.com/username/bar.git) or as the username of a username:password auth (https://:@​github.com/username/bar.git).

The client-client-plugin only supports username-password credentials for the moment (see o.j.p.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl#getGitCredentialsURL()).

Using a username-password-credentials storing the token in the username field is not a valid workaround as the GitHub API token is revealed in the GUI (see attached screenshot).

Could we add support for Token as credentials for git+https and, if possible, introduce a credentials named "Token" as this name is more intuitive than "Secret Text".

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Originally reported by cleclerc, imported from: Support API token as credentials for git https (GitHub...)

• status: Open
  
• priority: Minor
  
• component(s): git-client-plugin
  
• label(s): plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 1
  
• watchers: 2
  
• imported: 20251211-071809
  

Raw content of original issue

GitHub recommends for git+https to use API tokens instead of username & password. 


GitHub API token can be passed as a real token (https://<token>@github.com/username/bar.git) or as the username of a username:password auth (https://<token>:@github.com/username/bar.git).


The client-client-plugin only supports username-password credentials for the moment (see o.j.p.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl#getGitCredentialsURL()).


Using a username-password-credentials storing the token in the username field is not a valid workaround as the GitHub API token is revealed in the GUI (see attached screenshot).


Could we add support for Token as credentials for git+https and, if possible, introduce a credentials named "Token" as this name is more intuitive than "Secret Text". 

• environment: Docker Pipeline 1.14

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- [jenkins-git-step-github-api-token.png](https://issues.jenkins.io/secure/attachment/32050/jenkins-git-step-github-api-token.png)
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