Goal: enter git passwords only once per windows login Objectives: Use github from the command line without typing my password on every transaction, since that’s annoying. BUT: require a password on the first transaction, in case my device is ever lost or stolen. Plan: Use PuttyGen and Pageant 0. Obtaining the tools Get them from: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html Or install with https://chocolatey.org/