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Outdated usage instructions #23887
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When creating a new repository on the GitHub website, instructions on how to use it are displayed. These still contain: |
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You can still use HTTPS with a Personal Access Token instead of a password, so unless the instructions say to use a password they should still be good. I assume they default to HTTPS and not SSH because the former doesn’t require users who aren’t already familiar with SSH to set it up. |
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While I personally prefer ssh keys, based on the feedback from GitHub’s docs folks, it seems like GitHub actually prefers PATs. Technically a PAT can be more scoped than a user ssh key (although not as scoped as a deploy key). |
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You can still use HTTPS with a Personal Access Token instead of a password, so unless the instructions say to use a password they should still be good. I assume they default to HTTPS and not SSH because the former doesn’t require users who aren’t already familiar with SSH to set it up.