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authorstreetturtle <streetturtle@users.noreply.github.com>2020-01-28 21:00:30 -0500
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2020-01-28 21:00:30 -0500
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## How it works
-Widget users cURL to query JIRA's REST API. In order to be authenticated, widget uses netrc feature of the cURL, which is basically to store basic auth credentials in a .netrc file in home folder.
+Widget users cURL to query JIRA's REST API. In order to be authenticated, widget uses netrc [feature](https://ec.haxx.se/usingcurl/usingcurl-netrc) of the cURL, which is basically to store basic auth credentials in a .netrc file in home folder. Don't forget to set file permission to 600.
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+If you are on Attlassian Cloud, then instead of providing a password in netrc file you can set an [API token](https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloud/api-tokens-938839638.html) which is a safer option, as you can revoke/change the token at any time.
## Customization