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SYNOPSIS

Adds Git credentials for to the profile of the current user account

SYNTAX

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This cmdlet adds Git credentials for to the profile of the current user account. The functionality considers the security level:

* LOW: credentials are added to the default account, typically the root account
* MEDIUM: credentials are added per user account
* HIGH: no credentials are added

Credentials are added for one of the following authentication methods:

* Password: A larger number of Git servers is configured to deny password authentication.
* Access Token: Such tokens are created and stored with the Git serverServer.
* Private Key: Makes use of SSH authentication with a private key file

The following REST Web Service API resources are used:

* /inventory/repository/git/credentials/add

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-Password <SecureString>
Specifies the password for Git authentication. Use of passwords is considered insecure and
a larger number of Git Servers will deny password authentication.

The password has to be specified from a SecureString data type, for example like this:

* $securePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString 'rootsecret' -AsPlainText -Force

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