Microsoft/vscode

Source Control GUI doesn't prompt for yubikey auth on push/pull

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#276,691 opened on Nov 11, 2025

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Description

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

  • VS Code Version: 1.105.1
  • OS Version: MacOS Sequoia 15.7.2; (Darwin arm64 24.6.0)

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Set up a remote git repo requiring yubikey auth to login to account (e.g. Gitea)
  2. Use source control GUI to push / pull

Expected behaviour

Prompt user to use their yubikey

Actual behaviour

Error message window appears: "Git: Missing or invalid credentials".

Command output contains:

Missing or invalid credentials.
Error: Bad status code: 500
[redacted]
Permission denied (keyboard-interactive).
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

However, using the integrated terminal does prompt for user interaction.

Many thanks a great program btw, VSCode rocks!

Contributor guide

Research direction
Examine how VS Code's Source Control GUI handles Git authentication prompts. Trace the code path from the push/pull command to the Git process execution, especially the handling of standard input/output for interactive prompts. Look into credential helper configuration and how the terminal differs from the GUI.
Tech stack
typescript
Domain
desktopauthentication
Issue type
Bug
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3
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