Gitextractor failing with multiple github tokens

[khalibartan]

Whenever I add multiple github tokens the gitextractor plugin starts to fail with error, if only keep one token it works correctly. I have individually verified all tokens and they are working correctly individually
in failed: Cloning into bare repository '/tmp/gitextractor3209794320'... | remote: Support for password authentication was removed on August 13, 2021. | remote: Please see https://docs.github.com/get-started/getting-started-with-git/about-remote-repositories#cloning-with-https-urls for information on currently recommended modes of authentication. | fatal: Authentication failed for 'https://github.com/dreamplug-tech/caterpillar.git/' Error types: (1) *hintdetail.withDetail (2) *errors.errorString

[dosubot[bot]]

The error message indicates that the authentication method being used is outdated, as GitHub removed support for password authentication in August 2021. The gitextractor plugin supports authentication using personal access tokens, which should be configured correctly.

When using multiple GitHub tokens, ensure that each token is from a different GitHub account, as tokens from the same account share the rate limit. The plugin selects the first token from a comma-separated list for authentication, so verify that the tokens are correctly formatted and separated ^[1].

Additionally, check that the tokens have the necessary permissions. For private repositories, the required permissions are repo, read:user, and read:org ^[2]. If you are using fine-grained tokens, ensure they have read-only permissions for entities like Actions, Contents, Discussions, Issues, Metadata, and Pull requests ^[3].

If the issue persists, consider reviewing the plugin's logging capabilities to diagnose authentication issues ^[4].

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[khalibartan]

@klesh can you help?

[dimapasko]

I can confirm that I started encountering the same error after adding the second token

[klesh]

@khalibartan I see, can you file an issue? I will get into it ASAP.

[khalibartan]

raised #8424

[khalibartan]

For time being i went ahead with configuring SSH for gitextractor instead of github tokens, we can put it as an response. It also helps avoid github api token limits