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Re: [BUG] credential wildcard does not match hostnames containing an underscore

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Oct 12, 2021, 17:47 UTC
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"Alex Waite" <alex@waite.eu> writes:
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>   This works for all tested subdomains /except/ for those which contain an
>   underscore.
>
>   authenticates without prompting:
>     git clone https://testA.example.com
>     git clone https://test-b.example.com
>
>   prompts for authentication:
>     git clone https://test_c.example.com

Hmph, given that hostnames cannot have '_' (cf. RFC1123 2.1 "Host Names and Numbers", for example), the third URL seems invalid. Is this even a bug?

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  1. Alex WaiteOct 12, 2021
  2. Junio C HamanoOct 12, 2021
  3. Alex WaiteOct 12, 2021
  4. Junio C HamanoOct 12, 2021
  5. Jeff KingOct 12, 2021
  6. Jeff KingOct 12, 2021
  7. Jeff KingOct 12, 2021
  8. urlmatch: add underscore to URL_HOST_CHARSJeff King, Oct 12, 2021
  9. brian m. carlsonOct 12, 2021
  10. Jeff KingOct 12, 2021
  11. brian m. carlsonOct 12, 2021
  12. Jeff KingOct 12, 2021
  13. brian m. carlsonOct 12, 2021
  14. Aaron SchrabOct 12, 2021
  15. Alex WaiteOct 13, 2021
  16. Philip OakleyOct 14, 2021
  17. brian m. carlsonOct 12, 2021

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