When trying to perform git commands like git push in vscode, an error like “fatal: Authentication failed for” may occur. This article introduces the cause and solution for this error.
The main cause of this error is that, due to recent git/github updates, a token is now required instead of a password when pushing to github.
As a countermeasure for this error, you can use the following git store command to record the github credential token to a file.
$ git config credential.helper storeAfter executing the $ git config credential.helper store command, I was able to push to the repository without having to enter PAT every time I push. Cache only works temporarily. [git - "fatal: Authentication failed for" when pushing to GitHub from Visual Studio Code (1.62.2) - Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/69979522/fatal-authentication-failed-for-when-pushing-to-github-from-visual-studio-cod)Alternatively, this error can also be resolved by downgrading the vscode version to 1.62.1.
It's resolved and working by downgrading to 1.62.1. [git - "fatal: Authentication failed for" when pushing to GitHub from Visual Studio Code (1.62.2) - Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/69979522/fatal-authentication-failed-for-when-pushing-to-github-from-visual-studio-cod)Reference: