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diff --git a/poky/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.rst b/poky/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.rst index e9a5f336df..bd6cc0ef2c 100644 --- a/poky/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.rst +++ b/poky/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.rst @@ -441,6 +441,15 @@ Here are some example URLs: :: SRC_URI = "git://git.oe.handhelds.org/git/vip.git;tag=version-1" SRC_URI = "git://git.oe.handhelds.org/git/vip.git;protocol=http" +.. note:: + + Specifying passwords directly in ``git://`` urls is not supported. + There are several reasons: ``SRC_URI`` is often written out to logs and + other places, and that could easily leak passwords; it is also all too + easy to share metadata without removing passwords. SSH keys, ``~/.netrc`` + and ``~/.ssh/config`` files can be used as alternatives. + + .. _gitsm-fetcher: Git Submodule Fetcher (``gitsm://``) |