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| author | streetturtle <streetturtle@users.noreply.github.com> | 2020-01-28 21:00:30 -0500 |
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| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2020-01-28 21:00:30 -0500 |
| commit | abce43e07abaf7cdc14c85c3be05125e200cd0bc (patch) | |
| tree | 5e14e0e3e3e4a8401c76593a7b3df99968d6af8d /jira-widget | |
| parent | c342c78774ef0ba110b39023b2582bd714ff58d4 (diff) | |
Update README.md
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diff --git a/jira-widget/README.md b/jira-widget/README.md index 56b86ce..0613b67 100644 --- a/jira-widget/README.md +++ b/jira-widget/README.md @@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ The widget shows the number of assigned tickets to the user and when clicked sh ## 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. + +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 |