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# Pipelines with GAE gitHttpsUsername/gitHttpsPassword fail with 'Not authorized' Exception

### Issue <a href="#issue" id="issue"></a>

Pipelines with GAE `gitHttpsUsername`/`gitHttpsPassword` are seen to fail with a `Not authorized` exception.

### Cause <a href="#cause" id="cause"></a>

This is owing to GitHub starting to enforce 2FA and that doesn't work for automated environments. The problem with the library failing on using a password is a known issue, related to 2FA: <https://github.com/eclipse/dirigible/issues/194>