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Expand Up @@ -77,3 +77,15 @@ vcpkg_from_github(
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For private ports, we recommend using `vcpkg_from_git()` instead of `vcpkg_from_github()` and the pre-seeding method above.

## Pass Jenkins gitUsernamePassword credentials

The simplest and most secure option to Git authentication to GitHub from Jenkins is using [GitHub App](https://github.com/jenkinsci/github-branch-source-plugin/blob/master/docs/github-app.adoc) and the following:
```groovy
withCredentials([gitUsernamePassword(credentialsId: 'jenkins-github-app')]) {
withEnv(['VCPKG_KEEP_ENV_VARS=GIT_ASKPASS']) {
bat 'cmake'
}
}
```
This sets the GIT_ASKPASS with a path to helper script which responds with git credentials query and instructs `vcpkg` to keep this environment variable. The password is a [GitHub App token](https://github.blog/2021-04-05-behind-githubs-new-authentication-token-formats/) with 1 hour lifetime.