Bitbucket Authentication#

Creating an App Password (or PAT)#

The long-term solution is to create an App Password.

  1. Follow the steps to create an App Password.

  2. You want to give it ONLY permissions to repository read + write

Screenshot of permissions

Some important points about app passwords:

  • You cannot view an app password or adjust permissions after you create the app password.

  • You cannot use them to log in to your Bitbucket account at bitbucket.org.

  • You cannot use app passwords to manage workspace actions.

Possible errors#

Any user who created a Bitbucket account after Semptember 13, 2021 may encounter the following error when attempting to git clone (or push) using Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer Error

Solution#

  1. Make Firefox (or Edge) your default browswer.

  2. Sign into Bitbucket on your browswer and then attempt the git action once again. You may then receive an error like below:

Second Error

  1. Attempt the git action again.