clone a repo using vb.net

Question

I've done this before, just not recently without issue.  I have a new computer and i'm trying to clone a repo using visual studio 2022.  When cloning the repo i'm asked to log into Atlassian using a browser or an email and password.  I'm chosing the email and password.  I believe the email and password are correct.  I downloaded firefox and went to Atlassian website and logged in with the email and password and was able to navigate to the repo.  Anyway when trying to clone the repo in visual studio i get an error

Git failed with a fatal error.  Authentication failed for https://bitbucket.org/xxx/xxxxx.git/

I've been able to follow these steps for several years with success.  Any idea what i'm doing incorrectly.  thank you

Patrik S · Answer

Hello @ShannonRamirez ,

thank you for reaching out to the Community!

The usage of email and account password for git activity over HTTPS was deprecated a few years ago, and you should instead provide a username and app password on those fields, where :

* username : is your bitbucket account username. You can check/change your username on your Personal Bitbucket Settings.
* app password : a token used to authenticate the git operations over HTTPS. If you haven't already, you can create a new app password.

In this case, could you try to authenticate again by providing the credentials as per the instructions above, and let us know how it goes?

Should you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Thank you, @ShannonRamirez !

Patrik S