How VSCode Secretly Handles Git Authentication (And I Reverse Engineered It)

Git invokes the askpass.sh script within VS Code to retrieve credentials for operations like pushing to a remote repository. The script creates a temporary file path and uses Electron (VS Code's browser foundation) to act as a Node.js tool, fetching stored OAuth tokens from the keyring. This allows seamless authentication without manual input of credentials.

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