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Fix git push authentication failure in release workflow #3

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Fix git push authentication by using token-authenticated URL
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Document git push authentication fix
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Use git credential helper for secure authentication
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Use here-document for git credential input
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16 changes: 16 additions & 0 deletions .github/workflows/publish-release-assets.yml
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Expand Up @@ -125,6 +125,22 @@ jobs:
# Note: This tag represents the state of the release workflow repository,
# not the source repository. The tag is used as a reference point for the release.
git tag "${TAG_NAME}"

# Configure git to use GitHub token for authentication
git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"

# Configure git credentials securely using credential helper
# This keeps the token out of the command line and git URLs
git config --global credential.helper 'cache --timeout=300'
git credential approve <<EOF
protocol=https
host=github.com
username=x-access-token
password=${GH_TOKEN}
EOF

# Push the tag using standard remote (credentials from helper)
git push origin "${TAG_NAME}"
fi

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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions IMPLEMENTATION.md
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Expand Up @@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ The implementation includes multiple security measures:
- **Problem**: Release assets were uploaded as empty files because the workflow was using `browser_download_url` with API authentication, which doesn't download files correctly
- **Solution**: Changed to use GitHub API asset endpoint with asset IDs (`repos/owner/repo/releases/assets/{id}`) via `gh api` command with proper `Accept: application/octet-stream` header

### Git Push Authentication Issue
- **Problem**: When pushing tags, git would fail with "could not read Username for 'https://github.com'" because HTTPS authentication wasn't configured
- **Solution**: Configured git credential helper to securely provide authentication using the GitHub token, avoiding exposing the token in command-line arguments or URLs

## Setup Required

Before the workflow can be used, you need to configure one secret:
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