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---
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title: About connections to GitHub
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intro: '{% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} uses HTTPS to securely exchange data with {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}.'
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redirect_from:
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- /desktop/getting-started-with-github-desktop/about-connections-to-github
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- /desktop/installing-and-configuring-github-desktop/about-connections-to-github
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versions:
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fpt: '*'
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shortTitle: About connections
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---
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{% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} connects to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} when you pull from, push to, clone, and fork remote repositories. To connect to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} from {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}, you must authenticate your account. For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/desktop/installing-and-configuring-github-desktop/installing-and-authenticating-to-github-desktop/authenticating-to-github)."
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After you authenticate to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}, you can connect to remote repositories with {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}. {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} caches your credentials (username and password or {% data variables.product.pat_generic %}) and uses the credentials to authenticate for each connection to the remote repository.
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{% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} connects to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} using HTTPS. If you use {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} to access repositories that were cloned using SSH, you may encounter errors. To connect to a repository that was cloned using SSH, change the remote's URLs. For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/get-started/getting-started-with-git/managing-remote-repositories)."
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## Further reading
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- "[AUTOTITLE](/desktop/contributing-and-collaborating-using-github-desktop/adding-and-cloning-repositories/cloning-and-forking-repositories-from-github-desktop)"
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