Sourcetree 2 Factor Authentication

[Jan]

I found this article:

https://confluence.atlassian.com/sourcetreekb/two-factor-authentication-2fa-with-github-in-sourcetree-402033499.html

I am searching for exactly the same, unfortunately this solution works only on source tree 2.4 and earlier. My version is the latest: 2.7.

Anyone an idea where to fill in the token so I can use 2FA for my remote server?

[Manju]

Hey @Jan,

You can use OAuth to sign in while adding your Github account in Sourcetree. You can add the account in Preferences window - Accounts tab.

[Felipe F]

Hi @Manju, I've setup OAuth in Sourcetree v2.4.8.0 in Windows without issues, but when trying to push to any repo it open  a login popup from github. After writing my credencials it fails the push.

When doind push:

Push fail:

[Mike Corsaro]

Hello! When you get that login dialog, are you filling in your username and password? And does that dialog then prompt for a 2FA approval?

[Felipe F]

Hi @Mike Corsaro, I fill it with my username and password, tried with email too. No, it does not prompt for 2FA approval. It just try to push and fail.

[Mike Corsaro]

Could you try going to "Tools > Options > Authentication", remove all of the accounts, and then try pushing again?

If that doesn't work, could you try installing the newest version of Git from https://git-scm.com/, restart Sourcetree, and then go to "Tools > Options > Git" and select "Use System Git", and then try again? Thanks!

[Tyler Yeary]

I would also like to chime in on this.

I have the latest GIT installed and SourceTree is using my system GIT. I've also deleted and re-authenticated myself with Github. I have the same issues at the OP.

I've attempted to use OAuth, which gives me the same problems as the OP. If I used the Basic Authentication, I get, "Authentication Failed. Failed to check login for user <user>. Must specify two-factor authentication OTP code."

Edit:

It seems as if my git version wasn't updated or placed where it was supposed to be. I apologize. I updated my GIT version from 2.14 to 2.16.2 (Windows) and it now asks for 2-step authentication and correctly works.

[Sonu]

Answer > https://stackoverflow.com/a/53624774/1023074