git suddenly started putting up a dialog instead of asking for my password on the command line

[Liam Proven]

On Wed, 23 Sep 2020 at 14:00, Joel Rees <joel.rees at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > There are too many variables to say just yet.
>
> That's why I'm hoping someone has some suggestions.

What I am trying to say is that you have not given us enough
information to make suggestions.

> Git to a repository on the osdn.net servers.
> (https://osdn.net/projects/splitstack-runtimelib/)

OK. So, is you account on OSDN in good shape? No recent criteria
changes? Still has your keys? They are correct and current? You have
not changed them?

> It's been several months since I did a push.

This does not really seem to change anything, except that maybe this
issue is some months old and you just have not noticed...

> > but with 2-factor authentication as well (for 1 particular repo).
>
> I don't believe in 2 factor.

Well, I am sorry to tell you that the crackers don't care whether you
believe in it or not. Most account-compromise attempts now are
automated by software that is not written or understood by the people
using it. It is the modern equivalent of wall-dialling, AKA
war-dialling.

2FA is more or less essential now if you are doing anything remotely important.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2014/11/18/someone-had-taken-over-my-life-an-identity-theft-victims-story/

https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Passcode/2015/0506/What-it-s-like-to-have-your-identity-stolen

https://heimdalsecurity.com/blog/start-using-two-factor-authentication/

I dislike it, but I am gradually turning it on for everything. It is a
pain but a necessary pain.

> I supply the password to my local ssh keystore at the terminal command line
> when I do a push to my stuff on osdn.

Do those locally-stored credentials match the ones on OSDN? Do not
assume; check.

> Hmm. I probably need to check whether OSDN has my public key.
> But that hasn't changed in the time since I last did a push.

How can you be sure?

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