Cleanup actions/checkout@v6 auth style (#2305)

.github/workflows/check-dist.yml

@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6
 
-      - name: Set Node.js 24.x
+      - name: Set Node.js 20.x
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 24.x
+          node-version: 20.x
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 24.x
+          node-version: 20.x
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run build
@@ -302,15 +302,12 @@ jobs:
       # Clone this repo
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6
-        with:
-          path: actions-checkout
 
       # Basic checkout using git
       - name: Checkout basic
         id: checkout
-        uses: ./actions-checkout
+        uses: ./
         with:
-          path: cloned-using-local-action
           ref: test-data/v2/basic
 
       # Verify output
@@ -328,3 +325,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "Expected commit to be 82f71901cf8c021332310dcc8cdba84c4193ff5d"
             exit 1
           fi
+
+      # needed to make checkout post cleanup succeed
+      - name: Fix Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.6

.github/workflows/update-main-version.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ on:
         type: choice
         description: The major version to update
         options:
-          - v5
           - v4
           - v3
           - v2

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,18 +1,5 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## V6.0.0
-* Persist creds to a separate file by @ericsciple in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2286
-* Update README to include Node.js 24 support details and requirements by @salmanmkc in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2248
-
-## V5.0.1
-* Port v6 cleanup to v5 by @ericsciple in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2301
-
-## V5.0.0
-* Update actions checkout to use node 24 by @salmanmkc in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2226
-
-## V4.3.1
-* Port v6 cleanup to v4 by @ericsciple in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2305
-
 ## V4.3.0
 * docs: update README.md by @motss in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1971
 * Add internal repos for checking out multiple repositories by @mouismail in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/1977

README.md

@@ -1,21 +1,6 @@
 [![Build and Test](https://github.com/actions/checkout/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/actions/checkout/actions/workflows/test.yml)
 
-# Checkout v6
+# Checkout V4
-
-## What's new
-
-- Updated `persist-credentials` to store the credentials under `$RUNNER_TEMP` instead of directly in the local git config.
-  - This requires a minimum Actions Runner version of [v2.329.0](https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/tag/v2.329.0) to access the persisted credentials for [Docker container action](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/tutorials/use-containerized-services/create-a-docker-container-action) scenarios.
-
-# Checkout v5
-
-## What's new
-
-- Updated to the node24 runtime
-  - This requires a minimum Actions Runner version of [v2.327.1](https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/tag/v2.327.1) to run.
-
-
-# Checkout v4
 
 This action checks-out your repository under `$GITHUB_WORKSPACE`, so your workflow can access it.
 
@@ -51,7 +36,7 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 
 <!-- start usage -->
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/checkout@v5
+- uses: actions/checkout@v4
   with:
     # Repository name with owner. For example, actions/checkout
     # Default: ${{ github.repository }}
@@ -164,33 +149,24 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 
 # Scenarios
 
-- [Checkout V5](#checkout-v5)
+- [Fetch only the root files](#Fetch-only-the-root-files)
-  - [What's new](#whats-new)
+- [Fetch only the root files and `.github` and `src` folder](#Fetch-only-the-root-files-and-github-and-src-folder)
-- [Checkout V4](#checkout-v4)
+- [Fetch only a single file](#Fetch-only-a-single-file)
-    - [Note](#note)
+- [Fetch all history for all tags and branches](#Fetch-all-history-for-all-tags-and-branches)
-- [What's new](#whats-new-1)
+- [Checkout a different branch](#Checkout-a-different-branch)
-- [Usage](#usage)
+- [Checkout HEAD^](#Checkout-HEAD)
-- [Scenarios](#scenarios)
+- [Checkout multiple repos (side by side)](#Checkout-multiple-repos-side-by-side)
-  - [Fetch only the root files](#fetch-only-the-root-files)
+- [Checkout multiple repos (nested)](#Checkout-multiple-repos-nested)
-  - [Fetch only the root files and `.github` and `src` folder](#fetch-only-the-root-files-and-github-and-src-folder)
+- [Checkout multiple repos (private)](#Checkout-multiple-repos-private)
-  - [Fetch only a single file](#fetch-only-a-single-file)
+- [Checkout pull request HEAD commit instead of merge commit](#Checkout-pull-request-HEAD-commit-instead-of-merge-commit)
-  - [Fetch all history for all tags and branches](#fetch-all-history-for-all-tags-and-branches)
+- [Checkout pull request on closed event](#Checkout-pull-request-on-closed-event)
-  - [Checkout a different branch](#checkout-a-different-branch)
+- [Push a commit using the built-in token](#Push-a-commit-using-the-built-in-token)
-  - [Checkout HEAD^](#checkout-head)
+- [Push a commit to a PR using the built-in token](#Push-a-commit-to-a-PR-using-the-built-in-token)
-  - [Checkout multiple repos (side by side)](#checkout-multiple-repos-side-by-side)
-  - [Checkout multiple repos (nested)](#checkout-multiple-repos-nested)
-  - [Checkout multiple repos (private)](#checkout-multiple-repos-private)
-  - [Checkout pull request HEAD commit instead of merge commit](#checkout-pull-request-head-commit-instead-of-merge-commit)
-  - [Checkout pull request on closed event](#checkout-pull-request-on-closed-event)
-  - [Push a commit using the built-in token](#push-a-commit-using-the-built-in-token)
-  - [Push a commit to a PR using the built-in token](#push-a-commit-to-a-pr-using-the-built-in-token)
-- [Recommended permissions](#recommended-permissions)
-- [License](#license)
 
 ## Fetch only the root files
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/checkout@v5
+- uses: actions/checkout@v4
   with:
     sparse-checkout: .
 ```
@@ -198,7 +174,7 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 ## Fetch only the root files and `.github` and `src` folder
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/checkout@v5
+- uses: actions/checkout@v4
   with:
     sparse-checkout: |
       .github
@@ -208,7 +184,7 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 ## Fetch only a single file
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/checkout@v5
+- uses: actions/checkout@v4
   with:
     sparse-checkout: |
       README.md
@@ -218,7 +194,7 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 ## Fetch all history for all tags and branches
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/checkout@v5
+- uses: actions/checkout@v4
   with:
     fetch-depth: 0
 ```
@@ -226,7 +202,7 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 ## Checkout a different branch
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/checkout@v5
+- uses: actions/checkout@v4
   with:
     ref: my-branch
 ```
@@ -234,7 +210,7 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 ## Checkout HEAD^
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/checkout@v5
+- uses: actions/checkout@v4
   with:
     fetch-depth: 2
 - run: git checkout HEAD^
@@ -244,12 +220,12 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 
 ```yaml
 - name: Checkout
-  uses: actions/checkout@v5
+  uses: actions/checkout@v4
   with:
     path: main
 
 - name: Checkout tools repo
-  uses: actions/checkout@v5
+  uses: actions/checkout@v4
   with:
     repository: my-org/my-tools
     path: my-tools
@@ -260,10 +236,10 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 
 ```yaml
 - name: Checkout
-  uses: actions/checkout@v5
+  uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
 - name: Checkout tools repo
-  uses: actions/checkout@v5
+  uses: actions/checkout@v4
   with:
     repository: my-org/my-tools
     path: my-tools
@@ -274,12 +250,12 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 
 ```yaml
 - name: Checkout
-  uses: actions/checkout@v5
+  uses: actions/checkout@v4
   with:
     path: main
 
 - name: Checkout private tools
-  uses: actions/checkout@v5
+  uses: actions/checkout@v4
   with:
     repository: my-org/my-private-tools
     token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }} # `GH_PAT` is a secret that contains your PAT
@@ -292,7 +268,7 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
 ## Checkout pull request HEAD commit instead of merge commit
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: actions/checkout@v5
+- uses: actions/checkout@v4
   with:
     ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
 ```
@@ -308,7 +284,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 ```
 
 ## Push a commit using the built-in token
@@ -319,7 +295,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: |
           date > generated.txt
           # Note: the following account information will not work on GHES
@@ -341,7 +317,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
       - run: |

__test__/git-auth-helper.test.ts

@@ -86,29 +86,16 @@ describe('git-auth-helper tests', () => {
     // Act
     await authHelper.configureAuth()
 
-    // Assert config - check that .git/config contains includeIf entries
+    // Assert config
-    const localConfigContent = (
+    const configContent = (
       await fs.promises.readFile(localGitConfigPath)
     ).toString()
-    expect(
-      localConfigContent.indexOf('includeIf.gitdir:')
-    ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
-
-    // Assert credentials config file contains the actual credentials
-    const credentialsFiles = (await fs.promises.readdir(runnerTemp)).filter(
-      f => f.startsWith('git-credentials-') && f.endsWith('.config')
-    )
-    expect(credentialsFiles.length).toBe(1)
-    const credentialsConfigPath = path.join(runnerTemp, credentialsFiles[0])
-    const credentialsContent = (
-      await fs.promises.readFile(credentialsConfigPath)
-    ).toString()
     const basicCredential = Buffer.from(
       `x-access-token:${settings.authToken}`,
       'utf8'
     ).toString('base64')
     expect(
-      credentialsContent.indexOf(
+      configContent.indexOf(
         `http.${expectedServerUrl}/.extraheader AUTHORIZATION: basic ${basicCredential}`
       )
     ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
@@ -133,7 +120,7 @@ describe('git-auth-helper tests', () => {
     'inject https://github.com as github server url'
   it(configureAuth_AcceptsGitHubServerUrlSetToGHEC, async () => {
     await testAuthHeader(
-      configureAuth_AcceptsGitHubServerUrlSetToGHEC,
+      configureAuth_AcceptsGitHubServerUrl,
       'https://github.com'
     )
   })
@@ -154,17 +141,12 @@ describe('git-auth-helper tests', () => {
       // Act
       await authHelper.configureAuth()
 
-      // Assert config - check credentials config file (not local .git/config)
+      // Assert config
-      const credentialsFiles = (await fs.promises.readdir(runnerTemp)).filter(
+      const configContent = (
-        f => f.startsWith('git-credentials-') && f.endsWith('.config')
+        await fs.promises.readFile(localGitConfigPath)
-      )
-      expect(credentialsFiles.length).toBe(1)
-      const credentialsConfigPath = path.join(runnerTemp, credentialsFiles[0])
-      const credentialsContent = (
-        await fs.promises.readFile(credentialsConfigPath)
       ).toString()
       expect(
-        credentialsContent.indexOf(
+        configContent.indexOf(
           `http.https://github.com/.extraheader AUTHORIZATION`
         )
       ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
@@ -269,16 +251,13 @@ describe('git-auth-helper tests', () => {
       expectedSshCommand
     )
 
-    // Assert git config
+    // Asserty git config
     const gitConfigLines = (await fs.promises.readFile(localGitConfigPath))
       .toString()
       .split('\n')
       .filter(x => x)
-    // Should have includeIf entries pointing to credentials file
+    expect(gitConfigLines).toHaveLength(1)
-    expect(gitConfigLines.length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+    expect(gitConfigLines[0]).toMatch(/^http\./)
-    expect(
-      gitConfigLines.some(line => line.indexOf('includeIf.gitdir:') >= 0)
-    ).toBeTruthy()
   })
 
   const configureAuth_setsSshCommandWhenPersistCredentialsTrue =
@@ -440,20 +419,8 @@ describe('git-auth-helper tests', () => {
     expect(
       configContent.indexOf('value-from-global-config')
     ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
-    // Global config should have include.path pointing to credentials file
-    expect(configContent.indexOf('include.path')).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
-
-    // Check credentials in the separate config file
-    const credentialsFiles = (await fs.promises.readdir(runnerTemp)).filter(
-      f => f.startsWith('git-credentials-') && f.endsWith('.config')
-    )
-    expect(credentialsFiles.length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
-    const credentialsConfigPath = path.join(runnerTemp, credentialsFiles[0])
-    const credentialsContent = (
-      await fs.promises.readFile(credentialsConfigPath)
-    ).toString()
     expect(
-      credentialsContent.indexOf(
+      configContent.indexOf(
         `http.https://github.com/.extraheader AUTHORIZATION: basic ${basicCredential}`
       )
     ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
@@ -496,20 +463,8 @@ describe('git-auth-helper tests', () => {
       const configContent = (
         await fs.promises.readFile(path.join(git.env['HOME'], '.gitconfig'))
       ).toString()
-      // Global config should have include.path pointing to credentials file
-      expect(configContent.indexOf('include.path')).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
-
-      // Check credentials in the separate config file
-      const credentialsFiles = (await fs.promises.readdir(runnerTemp)).filter(
-        f => f.startsWith('git-credentials-') && f.endsWith('.config')
-      )
-      expect(credentialsFiles.length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
-      const credentialsConfigPath = path.join(runnerTemp, credentialsFiles[0])
-      const credentialsContent = (
-        await fs.promises.readFile(credentialsConfigPath)
-      ).toString()
       expect(
-        credentialsContent.indexOf(
+        configContent.indexOf(
           `http.https://github.com/.extraheader AUTHORIZATION: basic ${basicCredential}`
         )
       ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
@@ -595,15 +550,15 @@ describe('git-auth-helper tests', () => {
       await authHelper.configureSubmoduleAuth()
 
       // Assert
-      // Should configure insteadOf (2 calls for two values)
+      expect(mockSubmoduleForeach).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4)
-      expect(mockSubmoduleForeach).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
       expect(mockSubmoduleForeach.mock.calls[0][0]).toMatch(
         /unset-all.*insteadOf/
       )
-      expect(mockSubmoduleForeach.mock.calls[1][0]).toMatch(
+      expect(mockSubmoduleForeach.mock.calls[1][0]).toMatch(/http.*extraheader/)
+      expect(mockSubmoduleForeach.mock.calls[2][0]).toMatch(
         /url.*insteadOf.*git@github.com:/
       )
-      expect(mockSubmoduleForeach.mock.calls[2][0]).toMatch(
+      expect(mockSubmoduleForeach.mock.calls[3][0]).toMatch(
         /url.*insteadOf.*org-123456@github.com:/
       )
     }
@@ -634,12 +589,12 @@ describe('git-auth-helper tests', () => {
       await authHelper.configureSubmoduleAuth()
 
       // Assert
-      // Should configure sshCommand (1 call)
+      expect(mockSubmoduleForeach).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
-      expect(mockSubmoduleForeach).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
       expect(mockSubmoduleForeach.mock.calls[0][0]).toMatch(
         /unset-all.*insteadOf/
       )
-      expect(mockSubmoduleForeach.mock.calls[1][0]).toMatch(/core\.sshCommand/)
+      expect(mockSubmoduleForeach.mock.calls[1][0]).toMatch(/http.*extraheader/)
+      expect(mockSubmoduleForeach.mock.calls[2][0]).toMatch(/core\.sshCommand/)
     }
   )
 
@@ -705,81 +660,112 @@ describe('git-auth-helper tests', () => {
     await setup(removeAuth_removesToken)
     const authHelper = gitAuthHelper.createAuthHelper(git, settings)
     await authHelper.configureAuth()
-
+    let gitConfigContent = (
-    // Verify includeIf entries exist in local config
-    let localConfigContent = (
       await fs.promises.readFile(localGitConfigPath)
     ).toString()
-    expect(
+    expect(gitConfigContent.indexOf('http.')).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0) // sanity check
-      localConfigContent.indexOf('includeIf.gitdir:')
-    ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
-
-    // Verify both host and container includeIf entries are present
-    const hostGitDir = path.join(workspace, '.git').replace(/\\/g, '/')
-    expect(
-      localConfigContent.indexOf(`includeIf.gitdir:${hostGitDir}.path`)
-    ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
-    expect(
-      localConfigContent.indexOf('includeIf.gitdir:/github/workspace/.git.path')
-    ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
-
-    // Verify credentials file exists
-    let credentialsFiles = (await fs.promises.readdir(runnerTemp)).filter(
-      f => f.startsWith('git-credentials-') && f.endsWith('.config')
-    )
-    expect(credentialsFiles.length).toBe(1)
-    const credentialsFilePath = path.join(runnerTemp, credentialsFiles[0])
-
-    // Verify credentials file contains the auth token
-    let credentialsContent = (
-      await fs.promises.readFile(credentialsFilePath)
-    ).toString()
-    const basicCredential = Buffer.from(
-      `x-access-token:${settings.authToken}`,
-      'utf8'
-    ).toString('base64')
-    expect(
-      credentialsContent.indexOf(
-        `http.https://github.com/.extraheader AUTHORIZATION: basic ${basicCredential}`
-      )
-    ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
-
-    // Verify the includeIf entries point to the credentials file
-    const containerCredentialsPath = path.posix.join(
-      '/github/runner_temp',
-      path.basename(credentialsFilePath)
-    )
-    expect(
-      localConfigContent.indexOf(credentialsFilePath)
-    ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
-    expect(
-      localConfigContent.indexOf(containerCredentialsPath)
-    ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
 
     // Act
     await authHelper.removeAuth()
 
-    // Assert all includeIf entries removed from local git config
+    // Assert git config
-    localConfigContent = (
+    gitConfigContent = (
       await fs.promises.readFile(localGitConfigPath)
     ).toString()
-    expect(localConfigContent.indexOf('includeIf.gitdir:')).toBeLessThan(0)
+    expect(gitConfigContent.indexOf('http.')).toBeLessThan(0)
+  })
+
+  const removeAuth_removesV6StyleCredentials =
+    'removeAuth removes v6 style credentials'
+  it(removeAuth_removesV6StyleCredentials, async () => {
+    // Arrange
+    await setup(removeAuth_removesV6StyleCredentials)
+    const authHelper = gitAuthHelper.createAuthHelper(git, settings)
+    await authHelper.configureAuth()
+
+    // Manually create v6-style credentials that would be left by v6
+    const credentialsFileName =
+      'git-credentials-12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789abc.config'
+    const credentialsFilePath = path.join(runnerTemp, credentialsFileName)
+    const basicCredential = Buffer.from(
+      `x-access-token:${settings.authToken}`,
+      'utf8'
+    ).toString('base64')
+    const credentialsContent = `[http "https://github.com/"]\n\textraheader = AUTHORIZATION: basic ${basicCredential}\n`
+    await fs.promises.writeFile(credentialsFilePath, credentialsContent)
+
+    // Add includeIf entries to local git config (simulating v6 configuration)
+    const hostGitDir = path.join(workspace, '.git').replace(/\\/g, '/')
+    await fs.promises.appendFile(
+      localGitConfigPath,
+      `[includeIf "gitdir:${hostGitDir}/"]\n\tpath = ${credentialsFilePath}\n`
+    )
+    await fs.promises.appendFile(
+      localGitConfigPath,
+      `[includeIf "gitdir:/github/workspace/.git/"]\n\tpath = /github/runner_temp/${credentialsFileName}\n`
+    )
+
+    // Verify v6 style config exists
+    let gitConfigContent = (
+      await fs.promises.readFile(localGitConfigPath)
+    ).toString()
+    expect(gitConfigContent.indexOf('includeIf')).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
     expect(
-      localConfigContent.indexOf(`includeIf.gitdir:${hostGitDir}.path`)
+      gitConfigContent.indexOf(credentialsFilePath)
-    ).toBeLessThan(0)
+    ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
-    expect(
+    await fs.promises.stat(credentialsFilePath) // Verify file exists
-      localConfigContent.indexOf('includeIf.gitdir:/github/workspace/.git.path')
+
-    ).toBeLessThan(0)
+    // Mock the git methods to handle v6 cleanup
-    expect(localConfigContent.indexOf(credentialsFilePath)).toBeLessThan(0)
+    const mockTryGetConfigKeys = git.tryGetConfigKeys as jest.Mock<any, any>
-    expect(localConfigContent.indexOf(containerCredentialsPath)).toBeLessThan(0)
+    mockTryGetConfigKeys.mockResolvedValue([
+      `includeIf.gitdir:${hostGitDir}/.path`,
+      'includeIf.gitdir:/github/workspace/.git/.path'
+    ])
+
+    const mockTryGetConfigValues = git.tryGetConfigValues as jest.Mock<any, any>
+    mockTryGetConfigValues.mockImplementation(async (key: string) => {
+      if (key === `includeIf.gitdir:${hostGitDir}/.path`) {
+        return [credentialsFilePath]
+      }
+      if (key === 'includeIf.gitdir:/github/workspace/.git/.path') {
+        return [`/github/runner_temp/${credentialsFileName}`]
+      }
+      return []
+    })
+
+    const mockTryConfigUnsetValue = git.tryConfigUnsetValue as jest.Mock<
+      any,
+      any
+    >
+    mockTryConfigUnsetValue.mockImplementation(
+      async (
+        key: string,
+        value: string,
+        globalConfig?: boolean,
+        configPath?: string
+      ) => {
+        const targetPath = configPath || localGitConfigPath
+        let content = await fs.promises.readFile(targetPath, 'utf8')
+        // Remove the includeIf section
+        const lines = content
+          .split('\n')
+          .filter(line => !line.includes('includeIf') && !line.includes(value))
+        await fs.promises.writeFile(targetPath, lines.join('\n'))
+        return true
+      }
+    )
+
+    // Act
+    await authHelper.removeAuth()
+
+    // Assert includeIf entries removed from local git config
+    gitConfigContent = (
+      await fs.promises.readFile(localGitConfigPath)
+    ).toString()
+    expect(gitConfigContent.indexOf('includeIf')).toBeLessThan(0)
+    expect(gitConfigContent.indexOf(credentialsFilePath)).toBeLessThan(0)
 
     // Assert credentials config file deleted
-    credentialsFiles = (await fs.promises.readdir(runnerTemp)).filter(
-      f => f.startsWith('git-credentials-') && f.endsWith('.config')
-    )
-    expect(credentialsFiles.length).toBe(0)
-
-    // Verify credentials file no longer exists on disk
     try {
       await fs.promises.stat(credentialsFilePath)
       throw new Error('Credentials file should have been deleted')
@@ -790,108 +776,113 @@ describe('git-auth-helper tests', () => {
     }
   })
 
-  const removeAuth_removesTokenFromSubmodules =
+  const removeAuth_removesV6StyleCredentialsFromSubmodules =
-    'removeAuth removes token from submodules'
+    'removeAuth removes v6 style credentials from submodules'
-  it(removeAuth_removesTokenFromSubmodules, async () => {
+  it(removeAuth_removesV6StyleCredentialsFromSubmodules, async () => {
     // Arrange
-    await setup(removeAuth_removesTokenFromSubmodules)
+    await setup(removeAuth_removesV6StyleCredentialsFromSubmodules)
 
     // Create fake submodule config paths
     const submodule1Dir = path.join(workspace, '.git', 'modules', 'submodule-1')
-    const submodule2Dir = path.join(workspace, '.git', 'modules', 'submodule-2')
     const submodule1ConfigPath = path.join(submodule1Dir, 'config')
-    const submodule2ConfigPath = path.join(submodule2Dir, 'config')
-
     await fs.promises.mkdir(submodule1Dir, {recursive: true})
-    await fs.promises.mkdir(submodule2Dir, {recursive: true})
     await fs.promises.writeFile(submodule1ConfigPath, '')
-    await fs.promises.writeFile(submodule2ConfigPath, '')
-
-    // Mock getSubmoduleConfigPaths to return our fake submodules (for both configure and remove)
-    const mockGetSubmoduleConfigPaths =
-      git.getSubmoduleConfigPaths as jest.Mock<any, any>
-    mockGetSubmoduleConfigPaths.mockResolvedValue([
-      submodule1ConfigPath,
-      submodule2ConfigPath
-    ])
 
     const authHelper = gitAuthHelper.createAuthHelper(git, settings)
     await authHelper.configureAuth()
-    await authHelper.configureSubmoduleAuth()
 
-    // Verify credentials file exists
+    // Create v6-style credentials file
-    let credentialsFiles = (await fs.promises.readdir(runnerTemp)).filter(
+    const credentialsFileName =
-      f => f.startsWith('git-credentials-') && f.endsWith('.config')
+      'git-credentials-abcdef12-3456-7890-abcd-ef1234567890.config'
+    const credentialsFilePath = path.join(runnerTemp, credentialsFileName)
+    const basicCredential = Buffer.from(
+      `x-access-token:${settings.authToken}`,
+      'utf8'
+    ).toString('base64')
+    const credentialsContent = `[http "https://github.com/"]\n\textraheader = AUTHORIZATION: basic ${basicCredential}\n`
+    await fs.promises.writeFile(credentialsFilePath, credentialsContent)
+
+    // Add includeIf entries to submodule config
+    const submodule1GitDir = submodule1Dir.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+    await fs.promises.appendFile(
+      submodule1ConfigPath,
+      `[includeIf "gitdir:${submodule1GitDir}/"]\n\tpath = ${credentialsFilePath}\n`
     )
-    expect(credentialsFiles.length).toBe(1)
-    const credentialsFilePath = path.join(runnerTemp, credentialsFiles[0])
 
-    // Verify submodule 1 config has includeIf entries
+    // Verify submodule config has includeIf entry
-    let submodule1Content = (
+    let submoduleConfigContent = (
       await fs.promises.readFile(submodule1ConfigPath)
     ).toString()
-    const submodule1GitDir = submodule1Dir.replace(/\\/g, '/')
+    expect(submoduleConfigContent.indexOf('includeIf')).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(
-    expect(
+      0
-      submodule1Content.indexOf(`includeIf.gitdir:${submodule1GitDir}.path`)
-    ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
-    expect(
-      submodule1Content.indexOf(credentialsFilePath)
-    ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
-
-    // Verify submodule 2 config has includeIf entries
-    let submodule2Content = (
-      await fs.promises.readFile(submodule2ConfigPath)
-    ).toString()
-    const submodule2GitDir = submodule2Dir.replace(/\\/g, '/')
-    expect(
-      submodule2Content.indexOf(`includeIf.gitdir:${submodule2GitDir}.path`)
-    ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
-    expect(
-      submodule2Content.indexOf(credentialsFilePath)
-    ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
-
-    // Verify both host and container paths are in each submodule config
-    const containerCredentialsPath = path.posix.join(
-      '/github/runner_temp',
-      path.basename(credentialsFilePath)
     )
     expect(
-      submodule1Content.indexOf(containerCredentialsPath)
+      submoduleConfigContent.indexOf(credentialsFilePath)
-    ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
-    expect(
-      submodule2Content.indexOf(containerCredentialsPath)
     ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
 
-    // Act - ensure mock persists for removeAuth
+    // Mock getSubmoduleConfigPaths
-    mockGetSubmoduleConfigPaths.mockResolvedValue([
+    const mockGetSubmoduleConfigPaths =
-      submodule1ConfigPath,
+      git.getSubmoduleConfigPaths as jest.Mock<any, any>
-      submodule2ConfigPath
+    mockGetSubmoduleConfigPaths.mockResolvedValue([submodule1ConfigPath])
-    ])
+
+    // Mock tryGetConfigKeys for submodule
+    const mockTryGetConfigKeys = git.tryGetConfigKeys as jest.Mock<any, any>
+    mockTryGetConfigKeys.mockImplementation(
+      async (pattern: string, globalConfig?: boolean, configPath?: string) => {
+        if (configPath === submodule1ConfigPath) {
+          return [`includeIf.gitdir:${submodule1GitDir}/.path`]
+        }
+        return []
+      }
+    )
+
+    // Mock tryGetConfigValues for submodule
+    const mockTryGetConfigValues = git.tryGetConfigValues as jest.Mock<any, any>
+    mockTryGetConfigValues.mockImplementation(
+      async (key: string, globalConfig?: boolean, configPath?: string) => {
+        if (
+          configPath === submodule1ConfigPath &&
+          key === `includeIf.gitdir:${submodule1GitDir}/.path`
+        ) {
+          return [credentialsFilePath]
+        }
+        return []
+      }
+    )
+
+    // Mock tryConfigUnsetValue for submodule
+    const mockTryConfigUnsetValue = git.tryConfigUnsetValue as jest.Mock<
+      any,
+      any
+    >
+    mockTryConfigUnsetValue.mockImplementation(
+      async (
+        key: string,
+        value: string,
+        globalConfig?: boolean,
+        configPath?: string
+      ) => {
+        const targetPath = configPath || localGitConfigPath
+        let content = await fs.promises.readFile(targetPath, 'utf8')
+        const lines = content
+          .split('\n')
+          .filter(line => !line.includes('includeIf') && !line.includes(value))
+        await fs.promises.writeFile(targetPath, lines.join('\n'))
+        return true
+      }
+    )
+
+    // Act
     await authHelper.removeAuth()
 
-    // Assert submodule 1 includeIf entries removed
+    // Assert submodule includeIf entries removed
-    submodule1Content = (
+    submoduleConfigContent = (
       await fs.promises.readFile(submodule1ConfigPath)
     ).toString()
-    expect(submodule1Content.indexOf('includeIf.gitdir:')).toBeLessThan(0)
+    expect(submoduleConfigContent.indexOf('includeIf')).toBeLessThan(0)
-    expect(submodule1Content.indexOf(credentialsFilePath)).toBeLessThan(0)
+    expect(submoduleConfigContent.indexOf(credentialsFilePath)).toBeLessThan(0)
-    expect(submodule1Content.indexOf(containerCredentialsPath)).toBeLessThan(0)
 
-    // Assert submodule 2 includeIf entries removed
+    // Assert credentials file deleted
-    submodule2Content = (
-      await fs.promises.readFile(submodule2ConfigPath)
-    ).toString()
-    expect(submodule2Content.indexOf('includeIf.gitdir:')).toBeLessThan(0)
-    expect(submodule2Content.indexOf(credentialsFilePath)).toBeLessThan(0)
-    expect(submodule2Content.indexOf(containerCredentialsPath)).toBeLessThan(0)
-
-    // Assert credentials config file deleted
-    credentialsFiles = (await fs.promises.readdir(runnerTemp)).filter(
-      f => f.startsWith('git-credentials-') && f.endsWith('.config')
-    )
-    expect(credentialsFiles.length).toBe(0)
-
-    // Verify credentials file no longer exists on disk
     try {
       await fs.promises.stat(credentialsFilePath)
       throw new Error('Credentials file should have been deleted')
@@ -902,6 +893,65 @@ describe('git-auth-helper tests', () => {
     }
   })
 
+  const removeAuth_skipsV6CleanupWhenEnvVarSet =
+    'removeAuth skips v6 cleanup when ACTIONS_CHECKOUT_SKIP_V6_CLEANUP is set'
+  it(removeAuth_skipsV6CleanupWhenEnvVarSet, async () => {
+    // Arrange
+    await setup(removeAuth_skipsV6CleanupWhenEnvVarSet)
+
+    // Set the skip environment variable
+    process.env['ACTIONS_CHECKOUT_SKIP_V6_CLEANUP'] = '1'
+
+    const authHelper = gitAuthHelper.createAuthHelper(git, settings)
+    await authHelper.configureAuth()
+
+    // Create v6-style credentials file in RUNNER_TEMP
+    const credentialsFileName = 'git-credentials-test-uuid-1234-5678.config'
+    const credentialsFilePath = path.join(runnerTemp, credentialsFileName)
+    const credentialsContent =
+      '[http "https://github.com/"]\n\textraheader = AUTHORIZATION: basic token\n'
+    await fs.promises.writeFile(credentialsFilePath, credentialsContent)
+
+    // Add includeIf section to local git config (separate from http.* config)
+    const includeIfSection = `\n[includeIf "gitdir:/some/path/.git/"]\n\tpath = ${credentialsFilePath}\n`
+    await fs.promises.appendFile(localGitConfigPath, includeIfSection)
+
+    // Verify v6 style config exists
+    let gitConfigContent = (
+      await fs.promises.readFile(localGitConfigPath)
+    ).toString()
+    expect(gitConfigContent.indexOf('includeIf')).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
+    await fs.promises.stat(credentialsFilePath) // Verify file exists
+
+    // Act
+    await authHelper.removeAuth()
+
+    // Assert v5 cleanup still happened (http.* removed)
+    gitConfigContent = (
+      await fs.promises.readFile(localGitConfigPath)
+    ).toString()
+    expect(
+      gitConfigContent.indexOf('http.https://github.com/.extraheader')
+    ).toBeLessThan(0)
+
+    // Assert v6 cleanup was skipped - includeIf should still be present
+    expect(gitConfigContent.indexOf('includeIf')).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
+    expect(
+      gitConfigContent.indexOf(credentialsFilePath)
+    ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0)
+
+    // Assert credentials file still exists (wasn't deleted)
+    await fs.promises.stat(credentialsFilePath) // File should still exist
+
+    // Assert debug message was logged
+    expect(core.debug).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'Skipping v6 style cleanup due to ACTIONS_CHECKOUT_SKIP_V6_CLEANUP'
+    )
+
+    // Cleanup
+    delete process.env['ACTIONS_CHECKOUT_SKIP_V6_CLEANUP']
+  })
+
   const removeGlobalConfig_removesOverride =
     'removeGlobalConfig removes override'
   it(removeGlobalConfig_removesOverride, async () => {
@@ -928,52 +978,6 @@ describe('git-auth-helper tests', () => {
       }
     }
   })
-
-  const testCredentialsConfigPath_matchesCredentialsConfigPaths =
-    'testCredentialsConfigPath matches credentials config paths'
-  it(testCredentialsConfigPath_matchesCredentialsConfigPaths, async () => {
-    // Arrange
-    await setup(testCredentialsConfigPath_matchesCredentialsConfigPaths)
-    const authHelper = gitAuthHelper.createAuthHelper(git, settings)
-
-    // Get a real credentials config path
-    const credentialsConfigPath = await (
-      authHelper as any
-    ).getCredentialsConfigPath()
-
-    // Act & Assert
-    expect(
-      (authHelper as any).testCredentialsConfigPath(credentialsConfigPath)
-    ).toBe(true)
-    expect(
-      (authHelper as any).testCredentialsConfigPath(
-        '/some/path/git-credentials-12345678-abcd-1234-5678-123456789012.config'
-      )
-    ).toBe(true)
-    expect(
-      (authHelper as any).testCredentialsConfigPath(
-        '/some/path/git-credentials-abcdef12-3456-7890-abcd-ef1234567890.config'
-      )
-    ).toBe(true)
-
-    // Test invalid paths
-    expect(
-      (authHelper as any).testCredentialsConfigPath(
-        '/some/path/other-config.config'
-      )
-    ).toBe(false)
-    expect(
-      (authHelper as any).testCredentialsConfigPath(
-        '/some/path/git-credentials-invalid.config'
-      )
-    ).toBe(false)
-    expect(
-      (authHelper as any).testCredentialsConfigPath(
-        '/some/path/git-credentials-.config'
-      )
-    ).toBe(false)
-    expect((authHelper as any).testCredentialsConfigPath('')).toBe(false)
-  })
 })
 
 async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
@@ -988,7 +992,6 @@ async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
   await fs.promises.mkdir(tempHomedir, {recursive: true})
   process.env['RUNNER_TEMP'] = runnerTemp
   process.env['HOME'] = tempHomedir
-  process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE'] = workspace
 
   // Create git config
   globalGitConfigPath = path.join(tempHomedir, '.gitconfig')
@@ -1007,20 +1010,10 @@ async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
     checkout: jest.fn(),
     checkoutDetach: jest.fn(),
     config: jest.fn(
-      async (
+      async (key: string, value: string, globalConfig?: boolean) => {
-        key: string,
+        const configPath = globalConfig
-        value: string,
+          ? path.join(git.env['HOME'] || tempHomedir, '.gitconfig')
-        globalConfig?: boolean,
+          : localGitConfigPath
-        add?: boolean,
-        configFile?: string
-      ) => {
-        const configPath =
-          configFile ||
-          (globalConfig
-            ? path.join(git.env['HOME'] || tempHomedir, '.gitconfig')
-            : localGitConfigPath)
-        // Ensure directory exists
-        await fs.promises.mkdir(path.dirname(configPath), {recursive: true})
         await fs.promises.appendFile(configPath, `\n${key} ${value}`)
       }
     ),
@@ -1040,7 +1033,6 @@ async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
     env: {},
     fetch: jest.fn(),
     getDefaultBranch: jest.fn(),
-    getSubmoduleConfigPaths: jest.fn(async () => []),
     getWorkingDirectory: jest.fn(() => workspace),
     init: jest.fn(),
     isDetached: jest.fn(),
@@ -1079,72 +1071,20 @@ async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
         return true
       }
     ),
-    tryConfigUnsetValue: jest.fn(
-      async (
-        key: string,
-        value: string,
-        globalConfig?: boolean,
-        configPath?: string
-      ): Promise<boolean> => {
-        const targetConfigPath =
-          configPath ||
-          (globalConfig
-            ? path.join(git.env['HOME'] || tempHomedir, '.gitconfig')
-            : localGitConfigPath)
-        let content = await fs.promises.readFile(targetConfigPath)
-        let lines = content
-          .toString()
-          .split('\n')
-          .filter(x => x)
-          .filter(x => !(x.startsWith(key) && x.includes(value)))
-        await fs.promises.writeFile(targetConfigPath, lines.join('\n'))
-        return true
-      }
-    ),
     tryDisableAutomaticGarbageCollection: jest.fn(),
     tryGetFetchUrl: jest.fn(),
-    tryGetConfigValues: jest.fn(
+    getSubmoduleConfigPaths: jest.fn(async () => {
-      async (
+      return []
-        key: string,
+    }),
-        globalConfig?: boolean,
+    tryConfigUnsetValue: jest.fn(async () => {
-        configPath?: string
+      return true
-      ): Promise<string[]> => {
+    }),
-        const targetConfigPath =
+    tryGetConfigValues: jest.fn(async () => {
-          configPath ||
+      return []
-          (globalConfig
+    }),
-            ? path.join(git.env['HOME'] || tempHomedir, '.gitconfig')
+    tryGetConfigKeys: jest.fn(async () => {
-            : localGitConfigPath)
+      return []
-        const content = await fs.promises.readFile(targetConfigPath)
+    }),
-        const lines = content
-          .toString()
-          .split('\n')
-          .filter(x => x && x.startsWith(key))
-          .map(x => x.substring(key.length).trim())
-        return lines
-      }
-    ),
-    tryGetConfigKeys: jest.fn(
-      async (
-        pattern: string,
-        globalConfig?: boolean,
-        configPath?: string
-      ): Promise<string[]> => {
-        const targetConfigPath =
-          configPath ||
-          (globalConfig
-            ? path.join(git.env['HOME'] || tempHomedir, '.gitconfig')
-            : localGitConfigPath)
-        const content = await fs.promises.readFile(targetConfigPath)
-        const lines = content
-          .toString()
-          .split('\n')
-          .filter(x => x)
-        const keys = lines
-          .filter(x => new RegExp(pattern).test(x.split(' ')[0]))
-          .map(x => x.split(' ')[0])
-        return [...new Set(keys)] // Remove duplicates
-      }
-    ),
     tryReset: jest.fn(),
     version: jest.fn()
   }
@@ -1179,7 +1119,6 @@ async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
 
 async function getActualSshKeyPath(): Promise<string> {
   let actualTempFiles = (await fs.promises.readdir(runnerTemp))
-    .filter(x => !x.startsWith('git-credentials-')) // Exclude credentials config file
     .sort()
     .map(x => path.join(runnerTemp, x))
   if (actualTempFiles.length === 0) {
@@ -1193,7 +1132,6 @@ async function getActualSshKeyPath(): Promise<string> {
 
 async function getActualSshKnownHostsPath(): Promise<string> {
   let actualTempFiles = (await fs.promises.readdir(runnerTemp))
-    .filter(x => !x.startsWith('git-credentials-')) // Exclude credentials config file
     .sort()
     .map(x => path.join(runnerTemp, x))
   if (actualTempFiles.length === 0) {

__test__/git-directory-helper.test.ts

@@ -471,7 +471,6 @@ async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
     configExists: jest.fn(),
     fetch: jest.fn(),
     getDefaultBranch: jest.fn(),
-    getSubmoduleConfigPaths: jest.fn(async () => []),
     getWorkingDirectory: jest.fn(() => repositoryPath),
     init: jest.fn(),
     isDetached: jest.fn(),
@@ -494,15 +493,24 @@ async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
       return true
     }),
     tryConfigUnset: jest.fn(),
-    tryConfigUnsetValue: jest.fn(),
     tryDisableAutomaticGarbageCollection: jest.fn(),
     tryGetFetchUrl: jest.fn(async () => {
       // Sanity check - this function shouldn't be called when the .git directory doesn't exist
       await fs.promises.stat(path.join(repositoryPath, '.git'))
       return repositoryUrl
     }),
-    tryGetConfigValues: jest.fn(),
+    getSubmoduleConfigPaths: jest.fn(async () => {
-    tryGetConfigKeys: jest.fn(),
+      return []
+    }),
+    tryConfigUnsetValue: jest.fn(async () => {
+      return true
+    }),
+    tryGetConfigValues: jest.fn(async () => {
+      return []
+    }),
+    tryGetConfigKeys: jest.fn(async () => {
+      return []
+    }),
     tryReset: jest.fn(async () => {
       return true
     }),

__test__/verify-submodules-recursive.sh

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fi
 
 echo "Testing persisted credential"
 pushd ./submodules-recursive/submodule-level-1/submodule-level-2
-git config --local --includes --name-only --get-regexp http.+extraheader && git fetch
+git config --local --name-only --get-regexp http.+extraheader && git fetch
 if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
     echo "Failed to validate persisted credential"
     popd

__test__/verify-submodules-true.sh

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fi
 
 echo "Testing persisted credential"
 pushd ./submodules-true/submodule-level-1
-git config --local --includes --name-only --get-regexp http.+extraheader && git fetch
+git config --local --name-only --get-regexp http.+extraheader && git fetch
 if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
     echo "Failed to validate persisted credential"
     popd

action.yml

@@ -98,16 +98,12 @@ inputs:
   github-server-url:
     description: The base URL for the GitHub instance that you are trying to clone from, will use environment defaults to fetch from the same instance that the workflow is running from unless specified. Example URLs are https://github.com or https://my-ghes-server.example.com
     required: false
-  skip-cleanup:
-    description: Skips the cleanup phase on post action hook
-    required: false
-    default: false
 outputs:
   ref:
     description: 'The branch, tag or SHA that was checked out'
   commit:
     description: 'The commit SHA that was checked out'
 runs:
-  using: node24
+  using: node20
   main: dist/index.js
   post: dist/index.js

dist/index.js

@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
         this.sshKeyPath = '';
         this.sshKnownHostsPath = '';
         this.temporaryHomePath = '';
-        this.credentialsConfigPath = ''; // Path to separate credentials config file in RUNNER_TEMP
         this.git = gitCommandManager;
         this.settings = gitSourceSettings || {};
         // Token auth header
@@ -230,17 +229,15 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
     configureGlobalAuth() {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
             // 'configureTempGlobalConfig' noops if already set, just returns the path
-            yield this.configureTempGlobalConfig();
+            const newGitConfigPath = yield this.configureTempGlobalConfig();
             try {
                 // Configure the token
-                yield this.configureToken(true);
+                yield this.configureToken(newGitConfigPath, true);
                 // Configure HTTPS instead of SSH
                 yield this.git.tryConfigUnset(this.insteadOfKey, true);
                 if (!this.settings.sshKey) {
                     for (const insteadOfValue of this.insteadOfValues) {
-                        yield this.git.config(this.insteadOfKey, insteadOfValue, true, // globalConfig?
+                        yield this.git.config(this.insteadOfKey, insteadOfValue, true, true);
-                        true // add?
-                        );
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -255,34 +252,19 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
     configureSubmoduleAuth() {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
             // Remove possible previous HTTPS instead of SSH
-            yield this.removeSubmoduleGitConfig(this.insteadOfKey);
+            yield this.removeGitConfig(this.insteadOfKey, true);
             if (this.settings.persistCredentials) {
-                // Get the credentials config file path in RUNNER_TEMP
+                // Configure a placeholder value. This approach avoids the credential being captured
-                const credentialsConfigPath = this.getCredentialsConfigPath();
+                // by process creation audit events, which are commonly logged. For more information,
-                // Container credentials config path
+                // refer to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/manage/component-updates/command-line-process-auditing
-                const containerCredentialsPath = path.posix.join('/github/runner_temp', path.basename(credentialsConfigPath));
+                const output = yield this.git.submoduleForeach(
-                // Get submodule config file paths.
+                // wrap the pipeline in quotes to make sure it's handled properly by submoduleForeach, rather than just the first part of the pipeline
-                const configPaths = yield this.git.getSubmoduleConfigPaths(this.settings.nestedSubmodules);
+                `sh -c "git config --local '${this.tokenConfigKey}' '${this.tokenPlaceholderConfigValue}' && git config --local --show-origin --name-only --get-regexp remote.origin.url"`, this.settings.nestedSubmodules);
-                // For each submodule, configure includeIf entries pointing to the shared credentials file.
+                // Replace the placeholder
-                // Configure both host and container paths to support Docker container actions.
+                const configPaths = output.match(/(?<=(^|\n)file:)[^\t]+(?=\tremote\.origin\.url)/g) || [];
                 for (const configPath of configPaths) {
-                    // Submodule Git directory
+                    core.debug(`Replacing token placeholder in '${configPath}'`);
-                    let submoduleGitDir = path.dirname(configPath); // The config file is at .git/modules/submodule-name/config
+                    yield this.replaceTokenPlaceholder(configPath);
-                    submoduleGitDir = submoduleGitDir.replace(/\\/g, '/'); // Use forward slashes, even on Windows
-                    // Configure host includeIf
-                    yield this.git.config(`includeIf.gitdir:${submoduleGitDir}.path`, credentialsConfigPath, false, // globalConfig?
-                    false, // add?
-                    configPath);
-                    // Container submodule git directory
-                    const githubWorkspace = process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE'];
-                    assert.ok(githubWorkspace, 'GITHUB_WORKSPACE is not defined');
-                    let relativeSubmoduleGitDir = path.relative(githubWorkspace, submoduleGitDir);
-                    relativeSubmoduleGitDir = relativeSubmoduleGitDir.replace(/\\/g, '/'); // Use forward slashes, even on Windows
-                    const containerSubmoduleGitDir = path.posix.join('/github/workspace', relativeSubmoduleGitDir);
-                    // Configure container includeIf
-                    yield this.git.config(`includeIf.gitdir:${containerSubmoduleGitDir}.path`, containerCredentialsPath, false, // globalConfig?
-                    false, // add?
-                    configPath);
                 }
                 if (this.settings.sshKey) {
                     // Configure core.sshCommand
@@ -313,10 +295,6 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
             }
         });
     }
-    /**
-     * Configures SSH authentication by writing the SSH key and known hosts,
-     * and setting up the GIT_SSH_COMMAND environment variable.
-     */
     configureSsh() {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
             if (!this.settings.sshKey) {
@@ -373,88 +351,43 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
             }
         });
     }
-    /**
+    configureToken(configPath, globalConfig) {
-     * Configures token-based authentication by creating a credentials config file
-     * and setting up includeIf entries to reference it.
-     * @param globalConfig Whether to configure global config instead of local
-     */
-    configureToken(globalConfig) {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            // Get the credentials config file path in RUNNER_TEMP
+            // Validate args
-            const credentialsConfigPath = this.getCredentialsConfigPath();
+            assert.ok((configPath && globalConfig) || (!configPath && !globalConfig), 'Unexpected configureToken parameter combinations');
-            // Write placeholder to the separate credentials config file using git config.
+            // Default config path
-            // This approach avoids the credential being captured by process creation audit events,
+            if (!configPath && !globalConfig) {
-            // which are commonly logged. For more information, refer to
+                configPath = path.join(this.git.getWorkingDirectory(), '.git', 'config');
-            // https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/manage/component-updates/command-line-process-auditing
+            }
-            yield this.git.config(this.tokenConfigKey, this.tokenPlaceholderConfigValue, false, // globalConfig?
+            // Configure a placeholder value. This approach avoids the credential being captured
-            false, // add?
+            // by process creation audit events, which are commonly logged. For more information,
-            credentialsConfigPath);
+            // refer to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/manage/component-updates/command-line-process-auditing
-            // Replace the placeholder in the credentials config file
+            yield this.git.config(this.tokenConfigKey, this.tokenPlaceholderConfigValue, globalConfig);
-            let content = (yield fs.promises.readFile(credentialsConfigPath)).toString();
+            // Replace the placeholder
+            yield this.replaceTokenPlaceholder(configPath || '');
+        });
+    }
+    replaceTokenPlaceholder(configPath) {
+        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+            assert.ok(configPath, 'configPath is not defined');
+            let content = (yield fs.promises.readFile(configPath)).toString();
             const placeholderIndex = content.indexOf(this.tokenPlaceholderConfigValue);
             if (placeholderIndex < 0 ||
                 placeholderIndex != content.lastIndexOf(this.tokenPlaceholderConfigValue)) {
-                throw new Error(`Unable to replace auth placeholder in ${credentialsConfigPath}`);
+                throw new Error(`Unable to replace auth placeholder in ${configPath}`);
             }
             assert.ok(this.tokenConfigValue, 'tokenConfigValue is not defined');
             content = content.replace(this.tokenPlaceholderConfigValue, this.tokenConfigValue);
-            yield fs.promises.writeFile(credentialsConfigPath, content);
+            yield fs.promises.writeFile(configPath, content);
-            // Add include or includeIf to reference the credentials config
-            if (globalConfig) {
-                // Global config file is temporary
-                yield this.git.config('include.path', credentialsConfigPath, true // globalConfig?
-                );
-            }
-            else {
-                // Host git directory
-                let gitDir = path.join(this.git.getWorkingDirectory(), '.git');
-                gitDir = gitDir.replace(/\\/g, '/'); // Use forward slashes, even on Windows
-                // Configure host includeIf
-                const hostIncludeKey = `includeIf.gitdir:${gitDir}.path`;
-                yield this.git.config(hostIncludeKey, credentialsConfigPath);
-                // Container git directory
-                const workingDirectory = this.git.getWorkingDirectory();
-                const githubWorkspace = process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE'];
-                assert.ok(githubWorkspace, 'GITHUB_WORKSPACE is not defined');
-                let relativePath = path.relative(githubWorkspace, workingDirectory);
-                relativePath = relativePath.replace(/\\/g, '/'); // Use forward slashes, even on Windows
-                const containerGitDir = path.posix.join('/github/workspace', relativePath, '.git');
-                // Container credentials config path
-                const containerCredentialsPath = path.posix.join('/github/runner_temp', path.basename(credentialsConfigPath));
-                // Configure container includeIf
-                const containerIncludeKey = `includeIf.gitdir:${containerGitDir}.path`;
-                yield this.git.config(containerIncludeKey, containerCredentialsPath);
-            }
         });
     }
-    /**
-     * Gets or creates the path to the credentials config file in RUNNER_TEMP.
-     * @returns The absolute path to the credentials config file
-     */
-    getCredentialsConfigPath() {
-        if (this.credentialsConfigPath) {
-            return this.credentialsConfigPath;
-        }
-        const runnerTemp = process.env['RUNNER_TEMP'] || '';
-        assert.ok(runnerTemp, 'RUNNER_TEMP is not defined');
-        // Create a unique filename for this checkout instance
-        const configFileName = `git-credentials-${(0, uuid_1.v4)()}.config`;
-        this.credentialsConfigPath = path.join(runnerTemp, configFileName);
-        core.debug(`Credentials config path: ${this.credentialsConfigPath}`);
-        return this.credentialsConfigPath;
-    }
-    /**
-     * Removes SSH authentication configuration by cleaning up SSH keys,
-     * known hosts files, and SSH command configurations.
-     */
     removeSsh() {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            var _a, _b;
+            var _a;
             // SSH key
             const keyPath = this.sshKeyPath || stateHelper.SshKeyPath;
             if (keyPath) {
                 try {
-                    core.info(`Removing SSH key '${keyPath}'`);
                     yield io.rmRF(keyPath);
                 }
                 catch (err) {
@@ -466,91 +399,82 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
             const knownHostsPath = this.sshKnownHostsPath || stateHelper.SshKnownHostsPath;
             if (knownHostsPath) {
                 try {
-                    core.info(`Removing SSH known hosts '${knownHostsPath}'`);
                     yield io.rmRF(knownHostsPath);
                 }
-                catch (err) {
+                catch (_b) {
-                    core.debug(`${(_b = err === null || err === void 0 ? void 0 : err.message) !== null && _b !== void 0 ? _b : err}`);
+                    // Intentionally empty
-                    core.warning(`Failed to remove SSH known hosts '${knownHostsPath}'`);
                 }
             }
             // SSH command
-            core.info('Removing SSH command configuration');
             yield this.removeGitConfig(SSH_COMMAND_KEY);
-            yield this.removeSubmoduleGitConfig(SSH_COMMAND_KEY);
         });
     }
-    /**
-     * Removes token-based authentication by cleaning up HTTP headers,
-     * includeIf entries, and credentials config files.
-     */
     removeToken() {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            var _a;
+            // Remove HTTP extra header from local git config and submodule configs
-            // Remove HTTP extra header
-            core.info('Removing HTTP extra header');
             yield this.removeGitConfig(this.tokenConfigKey);
-            yield this.removeSubmoduleGitConfig(this.tokenConfigKey);
+            //
-            // Collect credentials config paths that need to be removed
+            // Cleanup actions/checkout@v6 style credentials
-            const credentialsPaths = new Set();
+            //
-            // Remove includeIf entries that point to git-credentials-*.config files
+            const skipV6Cleanup = process.env['ACTIONS_CHECKOUT_SKIP_V6_CLEANUP'];
-            core.info('Removing includeIf entries pointing to credentials config files');
+            if (skipV6Cleanup === '1' || (skipV6Cleanup === null || skipV6Cleanup === void 0 ? void 0 : skipV6Cleanup.toLowerCase()) === 'true') {
-            const mainCredentialsPaths = yield this.removeIncludeIfCredentials();
+                core.debug('Skipping v6 style cleanup due to ACTIONS_CHECKOUT_SKIP_V6_CLEANUP');
-            mainCredentialsPaths.forEach(path => credentialsPaths.add(path));
+                return;
-            // Remove submodule includeIf entries that point to git-credentials-*.config files
-            const submoduleConfigPaths = yield this.git.getSubmoduleConfigPaths(true);
-            for (const configPath of submoduleConfigPaths) {
-                const submoduleCredentialsPaths = yield this.removeIncludeIfCredentials(configPath);
-                submoduleCredentialsPaths.forEach(path => credentialsPaths.add(path));
             }
-            // Remove credentials config files
+            try {
-            for (const credentialsPath of credentialsPaths) {
+                // Collect credentials config paths that need to be removed
-                // Only remove credentials config files if they are under RUNNER_TEMP
+                const credentialsPaths = new Set();
-                const runnerTemp = process.env['RUNNER_TEMP'];
+                // Remove includeIf entries that point to git-credentials-*.config files
-                assert.ok(runnerTemp, 'RUNNER_TEMP is not defined');
+                const mainCredentialsPaths = yield this.removeIncludeIfCredentials();
-                if (credentialsPath.startsWith(runnerTemp)) {
+                mainCredentialsPaths.forEach(path => credentialsPaths.add(path));
-                    try {
+                // Remove submodule includeIf entries that point to git-credentials-*.config files
-                        core.info(`Removing credentials config '${credentialsPath}'`);
+                try {
-                        yield io.rmRF(credentialsPath);
+                    const submoduleConfigPaths = yield this.git.getSubmoduleConfigPaths(true);
-                    }
+                    for (const configPath of submoduleConfigPaths) {
-                    catch (err) {
+                        const submoduleCredentialsPaths = yield this.removeIncludeIfCredentials(configPath);
-                        core.debug(`${(_a = err === null || err === void 0 ? void 0 : err.message) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : err}`);
+                        submoduleCredentialsPaths.forEach(path => credentialsPaths.add(path));
-                        core.warning(`Failed to remove credentials config '${credentialsPath}'`);
                     }
                 }
-                else {
+                catch (err) {
-                    core.debug(`Skipping removal of credentials config '${credentialsPath}' - not under RUNNER_TEMP`);
+                    core.debug(`Unable to get submodule config paths: ${err}`);
                 }
+                // Remove credentials config files
+                for (const credentialsPath of credentialsPaths) {
+                    // Only remove credentials config files if they are under RUNNER_TEMP
+                    const runnerTemp = process.env['RUNNER_TEMP'];
+                    if (runnerTemp && credentialsPath.startsWith(runnerTemp)) {
+                        try {
+                            yield io.rmRF(credentialsPath);
+                        }
+                        catch (err) {
+                            core.debug(`Failed to remove credentials config '${credentialsPath}': ${err}`);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            catch (err) {
+                core.debug(`Failed to cleanup v6 style credentials: ${err}`);
             }
         });
     }
-    /**
+    removeGitConfig(configKey_1) {
-     * Removes a git config key from the local repository config.
+        return __awaiter(this, arguments, void 0, function* (configKey, submoduleOnly = false) {
-     * @param configKey The git config key to remove
+            if (!submoduleOnly) {
-     */
+                if ((yield this.git.configExists(configKey)) &&
-    removeGitConfig(configKey) {
+                    !(yield this.git.tryConfigUnset(configKey))) {
-        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+                    // Load the config contents
-            if ((yield this.git.configExists(configKey)) &&
+                    core.warning(`Failed to remove '${configKey}' from the git config`);
-                !(yield this.git.tryConfigUnset(configKey))) {
+                }
-                // Load the config contents
-                core.warning(`Failed to remove '${configKey}' from the git config`);
             }
-        });
-    }
-    /**
-     * Removes a git config key from all submodule configs.
-     * @param configKey The git config key to remove
-     */
-    removeSubmoduleGitConfig(configKey) {
-        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
             const pattern = regexpHelper.escape(configKey);
             yield this.git.submoduleForeach(
-            // Wrap the pipeline in quotes to make sure it's handled properly by submoduleForeach, rather than just the first part of the pipeline.
+            // wrap the pipeline in quotes to make sure it's handled properly by submoduleForeach, rather than just the first part of the pipeline
             `sh -c "git config --local --name-only --get-regexp '${pattern}' && git config --local --unset-all '${configKey}' || :"`, true);
         });
     }
     /**
      * Removes includeIf entries that point to git-credentials-*.config files.
+     * This handles cleanup of credentials configured by newer versions of the action.
      * @param configPath Optional path to a specific git config file to operate on
      * @returns Array of unique credentials config file paths that were found and removed
      */
@@ -578,18 +502,13 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
             }
             catch (err) {
                 // Ignore errors - this is cleanup code
-                if (configPath) {
+                core.debug(`Error during includeIf cleanup${configPath ? ` for ${configPath}` : ''}: ${err}`);
-                    core.debug(`Error during includeIf cleanup for ${configPath}: ${err}`);
-                }
-                else {
-                    core.debug(`Error during includeIf cleanup: ${err}`);
-                }
             }
             return Array.from(credentialsPaths);
         });
     }
     /**
-     * Tests if a path matches the git-credentials-*.config pattern.
+     * Tests if a path matches the git-credentials-*.config pattern used by newer versions.
      * @param path The path to test
      * @returns True if the path matches the credentials config pattern
      */
@@ -793,15 +712,9 @@ class GitCommandManager {
             yield this.execGit(args);
         });
     }
-    config(configKey, configValue, globalConfig, add, configFile) {
+    config(configKey, configValue, globalConfig, add) {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            const args = ['config'];
+            const args = ['config', globalConfig ? '--global' : '--local'];
-            if (configFile) {
-                args.push('--file', configFile);
-            }
-            else {
-                args.push(globalConfig ? '--global' : '--local');
-            }
             if (add) {
                 args.push('--add');
             }

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "checkout",
-  "version": "5.0.0",
+  "version": "4.3.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "checkout",
-      "version": "5.0.0",
+      "version": "4.3.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@actions/core": "^1.10.1",
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/jest": "^29.5.12",
-        "@types/node": "^24.1.0",
+        "@types/node": "^20.12.12",
         "@types/uuid": "^9.0.8",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.9.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.9.0",
@@ -1515,12 +1515,12 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/@types/node": {
-      "version": "24.1.0",
+      "version": "20.12.12",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-24.1.0.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-20.12.12.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ut5FthK5moxFKH2T1CUOC6ctR67rQRvvHdFLCD2Ql6KXmMuCrjsSsRI9UsLCm9M18BMwClv4pn327UvB7eeO1w==",
+      "integrity": "sha512-eWLDGF/FOSPtAvEqeRAQ4C8LSA7M1I7i0ky1I8U7kD1J5ITyW3AsRhQrKVoWf5pFKZ2kILsEGJhsI9r93PYnOw==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
-        "undici-types": "~7.8.0"
+        "undici-types": "~5.26.4"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@types/stack-utils": {
@@ -6865,9 +6865,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/undici-types": {
-      "version": "7.8.0",
+      "version": "5.26.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici-types/-/undici-types-7.8.0.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici-types/-/undici-types-5.26.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-9UJ2xGDvQ43tYyVMpuHlsgApydB8ZKfVYTsLDhXkFL/6gfkp+U8xTGdh8pMJv1SpZna0zxG1DwsKZsreLbXBxw==",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JlCMO+ehdEIKqlFxk6IfVoAUVmgz7cU7zD/h9XZ0qzeosSHmUJVOzSQvvYSYWXkFXC+IfLKSIffhv0sVZup6pA==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/universal-user-agent": {

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "checkout",
-  "version": "5.0.0",
+  "version": "4.3.0",
   "description": "checkout action",
   "main": "lib/main.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/jest": "^29.5.12",
-    "@types/node": "^24.1.0",
+    "@types/node": "^20.12.12",
     "@types/uuid": "^9.0.8",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.9.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.9.0",

src/git-auth-helper.ts

@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
   private sshKeyPath = ''
   private sshKnownHostsPath = ''
   private temporaryHomePath = ''
-  private credentialsConfigPath = '' // Path to separate credentials config file in RUNNER_TEMP
 
   constructor(
     gitCommandManager: IGitCommandManager,
@@ -127,21 +126,16 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
 
   async configureGlobalAuth(): Promise<void> {
     // 'configureTempGlobalConfig' noops if already set, just returns the path
-    await this.configureTempGlobalConfig()
+    const newGitConfigPath = await this.configureTempGlobalConfig()
     try {
       // Configure the token
-      await this.configureToken(true)
+      await this.configureToken(newGitConfigPath, true)
 
       // Configure HTTPS instead of SSH
       await this.git.tryConfigUnset(this.insteadOfKey, true)
       if (!this.settings.sshKey) {
         for (const insteadOfValue of this.insteadOfValues) {
-          await this.git.config(
+          await this.git.config(this.insteadOfKey, insteadOfValue, true, true)
-            this.insteadOfKey,
-            insteadOfValue,
-            true, // globalConfig?
-            true // add?
-          )
         }
       }
     } catch (err) {
@@ -156,60 +150,24 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
 
   async configureSubmoduleAuth(): Promise<void> {
     // Remove possible previous HTTPS instead of SSH
-    await this.removeSubmoduleGitConfig(this.insteadOfKey)
+    await this.removeGitConfig(this.insteadOfKey, true)
 
     if (this.settings.persistCredentials) {
-      // Get the credentials config file path in RUNNER_TEMP
+      // Configure a placeholder value. This approach avoids the credential being captured
-      const credentialsConfigPath = this.getCredentialsConfigPath()
+      // by process creation audit events, which are commonly logged. For more information,
-
+      // refer to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/manage/component-updates/command-line-process-auditing
-      // Container credentials config path
+      const output = await this.git.submoduleForeach(
-      const containerCredentialsPath = path.posix.join(
+        // wrap the pipeline in quotes to make sure it's handled properly by submoduleForeach, rather than just the first part of the pipeline
-        '/github/runner_temp',
+        `sh -c "git config --local '${this.tokenConfigKey}' '${this.tokenPlaceholderConfigValue}' && git config --local --show-origin --name-only --get-regexp remote.origin.url"`,
-        path.basename(credentialsConfigPath)
-      )
-
-      // Get submodule config file paths.
-      const configPaths = await this.git.getSubmoduleConfigPaths(
         this.settings.nestedSubmodules
       )
 
-      // For each submodule, configure includeIf entries pointing to the shared credentials file.
+      // Replace the placeholder
-      // Configure both host and container paths to support Docker container actions.
+      const configPaths: string[] =
+        output.match(/(?<=(^|\n)file:)[^\t]+(?=\tremote\.origin\.url)/g) || []
       for (const configPath of configPaths) {
-        // Submodule Git directory
+        core.debug(`Replacing token placeholder in '${configPath}'`)
-        let submoduleGitDir = path.dirname(configPath) // The config file is at .git/modules/submodule-name/config
+        await this.replaceTokenPlaceholder(configPath)
-        submoduleGitDir = submoduleGitDir.replace(/\\/g, '/') // Use forward slashes, even on Windows
-
-        // Configure host includeIf
-        await this.git.config(
-          `includeIf.gitdir:${submoduleGitDir}.path`,
-          credentialsConfigPath,
-          false, // globalConfig?
-          false, // add?
-          configPath
-        )
-
-        // Container submodule git directory
-        const githubWorkspace = process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE']
-        assert.ok(githubWorkspace, 'GITHUB_WORKSPACE is not defined')
-        let relativeSubmoduleGitDir = path.relative(
-          githubWorkspace,
-          submoduleGitDir
-        )
-        relativeSubmoduleGitDir = relativeSubmoduleGitDir.replace(/\\/g, '/') // Use forward slashes, even on Windows
-        const containerSubmoduleGitDir = path.posix.join(
-          '/github/workspace',
-          relativeSubmoduleGitDir
-        )
-
-        // Configure container includeIf
-        await this.git.config(
-          `includeIf.gitdir:${containerSubmoduleGitDir}.path`,
-          containerCredentialsPath,
-          false, // globalConfig?
-          false, // add?
-          configPath
-        )
       }
 
       if (this.settings.sshKey) {
@@ -243,10 +201,6 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Configures SSH authentication by writing the SSH key and known hosts,
-   * and setting up the GIT_SSH_COMMAND environment variable.
-   */
   private async configureSsh(): Promise<void> {
     if (!this.settings.sshKey) {
       return
@@ -318,116 +272,57 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
+  private async configureToken(
-   * Configures token-based authentication by creating a credentials config file
+    configPath?: string,
-   * and setting up includeIf entries to reference it.
+    globalConfig?: boolean
-   * @param globalConfig Whether to configure global config instead of local
+  ): Promise<void> {
-   */
+    // Validate args
-  private async configureToken(globalConfig?: boolean): Promise<void> {
+    assert.ok(
-    // Get the credentials config file path in RUNNER_TEMP
+      (configPath && globalConfig) || (!configPath && !globalConfig),
-    const credentialsConfigPath = this.getCredentialsConfigPath()
+      'Unexpected configureToken parameter combinations'
+    )
 
-    // Write placeholder to the separate credentials config file using git config.
+    // Default config path
-    // This approach avoids the credential being captured by process creation audit events,
+    if (!configPath && !globalConfig) {
-    // which are commonly logged. For more information, refer to
+      configPath = path.join(this.git.getWorkingDirectory(), '.git', 'config')
-    // https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/manage/component-updates/command-line-process-auditing
+    }
+
+    // Configure a placeholder value. This approach avoids the credential being captured
+    // by process creation audit events, which are commonly logged. For more information,
+    // refer to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/manage/component-updates/command-line-process-auditing
     await this.git.config(
       this.tokenConfigKey,
       this.tokenPlaceholderConfigValue,
-      false, // globalConfig?
+      globalConfig
-      false, // add?
-      credentialsConfigPath
     )
 
-    // Replace the placeholder in the credentials config file
+    // Replace the placeholder
-    let content = (await fs.promises.readFile(credentialsConfigPath)).toString()
+    await this.replaceTokenPlaceholder(configPath || '')
+  }
+
+  private async replaceTokenPlaceholder(configPath: string): Promise<void> {
+    assert.ok(configPath, 'configPath is not defined')
+    let content = (await fs.promises.readFile(configPath)).toString()
     const placeholderIndex = content.indexOf(this.tokenPlaceholderConfigValue)
     if (
       placeholderIndex < 0 ||
       placeholderIndex != content.lastIndexOf(this.tokenPlaceholderConfigValue)
     ) {
-      throw new Error(
+      throw new Error(`Unable to replace auth placeholder in ${configPath}`)
-        `Unable to replace auth placeholder in ${credentialsConfigPath}`
-      )
     }
     assert.ok(this.tokenConfigValue, 'tokenConfigValue is not defined')
     content = content.replace(
       this.tokenPlaceholderConfigValue,
       this.tokenConfigValue
     )
-    await fs.promises.writeFile(credentialsConfigPath, content)
+    await fs.promises.writeFile(configPath, content)
-
-    // Add include or includeIf to reference the credentials config
-    if (globalConfig) {
-      // Global config file is temporary
-      await this.git.config(
-        'include.path',
-        credentialsConfigPath,
-        true // globalConfig?
-      )
-    } else {
-      // Host git directory
-      let gitDir = path.join(this.git.getWorkingDirectory(), '.git')
-      gitDir = gitDir.replace(/\\/g, '/') // Use forward slashes, even on Windows
-
-      // Configure host includeIf
-      const hostIncludeKey = `includeIf.gitdir:${gitDir}.path`
-      await this.git.config(hostIncludeKey, credentialsConfigPath)
-
-      // Container git directory
-      const workingDirectory = this.git.getWorkingDirectory()
-      const githubWorkspace = process.env['GITHUB_WORKSPACE']
-      assert.ok(githubWorkspace, 'GITHUB_WORKSPACE is not defined')
-      let relativePath = path.relative(githubWorkspace, workingDirectory)
-      relativePath = relativePath.replace(/\\/g, '/') // Use forward slashes, even on Windows
-      const containerGitDir = path.posix.join(
-        '/github/workspace',
-        relativePath,
-        '.git'
-      )
-
-      // Container credentials config path
-      const containerCredentialsPath = path.posix.join(
-        '/github/runner_temp',
-        path.basename(credentialsConfigPath)
-      )
-
-      // Configure container includeIf
-      const containerIncludeKey = `includeIf.gitdir:${containerGitDir}.path`
-      await this.git.config(containerIncludeKey, containerCredentialsPath)
-    }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Gets or creates the path to the credentials config file in RUNNER_TEMP.
-   * @returns The absolute path to the credentials config file
-   */
-  private getCredentialsConfigPath(): string {
-    if (this.credentialsConfigPath) {
-      return this.credentialsConfigPath
-    }
-
-    const runnerTemp = process.env['RUNNER_TEMP'] || ''
-    assert.ok(runnerTemp, 'RUNNER_TEMP is not defined')
-
-    // Create a unique filename for this checkout instance
-    const configFileName = `git-credentials-${uuid()}.config`
-    this.credentialsConfigPath = path.join(runnerTemp, configFileName)
-
-    core.debug(`Credentials config path: ${this.credentialsConfigPath}`)
-    return this.credentialsConfigPath
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Removes SSH authentication configuration by cleaning up SSH keys,
-   * known hosts files, and SSH command configurations.
-   */
   private async removeSsh(): Promise<void> {
     // SSH key
     const keyPath = this.sshKeyPath || stateHelper.SshKeyPath
     if (keyPath) {
       try {
-        core.info(`Removing SSH key '${keyPath}'`)
         await io.rmRF(keyPath)
       } catch (err) {
         core.debug(`${(err as any)?.message ?? err}`)
@@ -440,91 +335,88 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
       this.sshKnownHostsPath || stateHelper.SshKnownHostsPath
     if (knownHostsPath) {
       try {
-        core.info(`Removing SSH known hosts '${knownHostsPath}'`)
         await io.rmRF(knownHostsPath)
-      } catch (err) {
+      } catch {
-        core.debug(`${(err as any)?.message ?? err}`)
+        // Intentionally empty
-        core.warning(`Failed to remove SSH known hosts '${knownHostsPath}'`)
       }
     }
 
     // SSH command
-    core.info('Removing SSH command configuration')
     await this.removeGitConfig(SSH_COMMAND_KEY)
-    await this.removeSubmoduleGitConfig(SSH_COMMAND_KEY)
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Removes token-based authentication by cleaning up HTTP headers,
-   * includeIf entries, and credentials config files.
-   */
   private async removeToken(): Promise<void> {
-    // Remove HTTP extra header
+    // Remove HTTP extra header from local git config and submodule configs
-    core.info('Removing HTTP extra header')
     await this.removeGitConfig(this.tokenConfigKey)
-    await this.removeSubmoduleGitConfig(this.tokenConfigKey)
 
-    // Collect credentials config paths that need to be removed
+    //
-    const credentialsPaths = new Set<string>()
+    // Cleanup actions/checkout@v6 style credentials
-
+    //
-    // Remove includeIf entries that point to git-credentials-*.config files
+    const skipV6Cleanup = process.env['ACTIONS_CHECKOUT_SKIP_V6_CLEANUP']
-    core.info('Removing includeIf entries pointing to credentials config files')
+    if (skipV6Cleanup === '1' || skipV6Cleanup?.toLowerCase() === 'true') {
-    const mainCredentialsPaths = await this.removeIncludeIfCredentials()
+      core.debug(
-    mainCredentialsPaths.forEach(path => credentialsPaths.add(path))
+        'Skipping v6 style cleanup due to ACTIONS_CHECKOUT_SKIP_V6_CLEANUP'
-
+      )
-    // Remove submodule includeIf entries that point to git-credentials-*.config files
+      return
-    const submoduleConfigPaths = await this.git.getSubmoduleConfigPaths(true)
-    for (const configPath of submoduleConfigPaths) {
-      const submoduleCredentialsPaths =
-        await this.removeIncludeIfCredentials(configPath)
-      submoduleCredentialsPaths.forEach(path => credentialsPaths.add(path))
     }
 
-    // Remove credentials config files
+    try {
-    for (const credentialsPath of credentialsPaths) {
+      // Collect credentials config paths that need to be removed
-      // Only remove credentials config files if they are under RUNNER_TEMP
+      const credentialsPaths = new Set<string>()
-      const runnerTemp = process.env['RUNNER_TEMP']
+
-      assert.ok(runnerTemp, 'RUNNER_TEMP is not defined')
+      // Remove includeIf entries that point to git-credentials-*.config files
-      if (credentialsPath.startsWith(runnerTemp)) {
+      const mainCredentialsPaths = await this.removeIncludeIfCredentials()
-        try {
+      mainCredentialsPaths.forEach(path => credentialsPaths.add(path))
-          core.info(`Removing credentials config '${credentialsPath}'`)
+
-          await io.rmRF(credentialsPath)
+      // Remove submodule includeIf entries that point to git-credentials-*.config files
-        } catch (err) {
+      try {
-          core.debug(`${(err as any)?.message ?? err}`)
+        const submoduleConfigPaths =
-          core.warning(
+          await this.git.getSubmoduleConfigPaths(true)
-            `Failed to remove credentials config '${credentialsPath}'`
+        for (const configPath of submoduleConfigPaths) {
-          )
+          const submoduleCredentialsPaths =
+            await this.removeIncludeIfCredentials(configPath)
+          submoduleCredentialsPaths.forEach(path => credentialsPaths.add(path))
         }
-      } else {
+      } catch (err) {
-        core.debug(
+        core.debug(`Unable to get submodule config paths: ${err}`)
-          `Skipping removal of credentials config '${credentialsPath}' - not under RUNNER_TEMP`
+      }
-        )
+
+      // Remove credentials config files
+      for (const credentialsPath of credentialsPaths) {
+        // Only remove credentials config files if they are under RUNNER_TEMP
+        const runnerTemp = process.env['RUNNER_TEMP']
+        if (runnerTemp && credentialsPath.startsWith(runnerTemp)) {
+          try {
+            await io.rmRF(credentialsPath)
+          } catch (err) {
+            core.debug(
+              `Failed to remove credentials config '${credentialsPath}': ${err}`
+            )
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      core.debug(`Failed to cleanup v6 style credentials: ${err}`)
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async removeGitConfig(
+    configKey: string,
+    submoduleOnly: boolean = false
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    if (!submoduleOnly) {
+      if (
+        (await this.git.configExists(configKey)) &&
+        !(await this.git.tryConfigUnset(configKey))
+      ) {
+        // Load the config contents
+        core.warning(`Failed to remove '${configKey}' from the git config`)
       }
     }
-  }
 
-  /**
-   * Removes a git config key from the local repository config.
-   * @param configKey The git config key to remove
-   */
-  private async removeGitConfig(configKey: string): Promise<void> {
-    if (
-      (await this.git.configExists(configKey)) &&
-      !(await this.git.tryConfigUnset(configKey))
-    ) {
-      // Load the config contents
-      core.warning(`Failed to remove '${configKey}' from the git config`)
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Removes a git config key from all submodule configs.
-   * @param configKey The git config key to remove
-   */
-  private async removeSubmoduleGitConfig(configKey: string): Promise<void> {
     const pattern = regexpHelper.escape(configKey)
     await this.git.submoduleForeach(
-      // Wrap the pipeline in quotes to make sure it's handled properly by submoduleForeach, rather than just the first part of the pipeline.
+      // wrap the pipeline in quotes to make sure it's handled properly by submoduleForeach, rather than just the first part of the pipeline
       `sh -c "git config --local --name-only --get-regexp '${pattern}' && git config --local --unset-all '${configKey}' || :"`,
       true
     )
@@ -532,6 +424,7 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
 
   /**
    * Removes includeIf entries that point to git-credentials-*.config files.
+   * This handles cleanup of credentials configured by newer versions of the action.
    * @param configPath Optional path to a specific git config file to operate on
    * @returns Array of unique credentials config file paths that were found and removed
    */
@@ -567,18 +460,16 @@ class GitAuthHelper {
       }
     } catch (err) {
       // Ignore errors - this is cleanup code
-      if (configPath) {
+      core.debug(
-        core.debug(`Error during includeIf cleanup for ${configPath}: ${err}`)
+        `Error during includeIf cleanup${configPath ? ` for ${configPath}` : ''}: ${err}`
-      } else {
+      )
-        core.debug(`Error during includeIf cleanup: ${err}`)
-      }
     }
 
     return Array.from(credentialsPaths)
   }
 
   /**
-   * Tests if a path matches the git-credentials-*.config pattern.
+   * Tests if a path matches the git-credentials-*.config pattern used by newer versions.
    * @param path The path to test
    * @returns True if the path matches the credentials config pattern
    */

src/git-command-manager.ts

@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ export interface IGitCommandManager {
     configKey: string,
     configValue: string,
     globalConfig?: boolean,
-    add?: boolean,
+    add?: boolean
-    configFile?: string
   ): Promise<void>
   configExists(configKey: string, globalConfig?: boolean): Promise<boolean>
   fetch(
@@ -241,15 +240,9 @@ class GitCommandManager {
     configKey: string,
     configValue: string,
     globalConfig?: boolean,
-    add?: boolean,
+    add?: boolean
-    configFile?: string
   ): Promise<void> {
-    const args: string[] = ['config']
+    const args: string[] = ['config', globalConfig ? '--global' : '--local']
-    if (configFile) {
-      args.push('--file', configFile)
-    } else {
-      args.push(globalConfig ? '--global' : '--local')
-    }
     if (add) {
       args.push('--add')
     }

src/git-source-settings.ts

@@ -118,9 +118,4 @@ export interface IGitSourceSettings {
    * User override on the GitHub Server/Host URL that hosts the repository to be cloned
    */
   githubServerUrl: string | undefined
-
-  /**
-   * Disable the post action cleanup phase
-   */
-  skipCleanup: boolean
 }

src/main.ts

@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
 }
 
 async function cleanup(): Promise<void> {
-  const sourceSettings = await inputHelper.getInputs()
-
-  if (sourceSettings.skipCleanup) {
-    return
-  }
-
   try {
     await gitSourceProvider.cleanup(stateHelper.RepositoryPath)
   } catch (error) {

src/misc/generate-docs.ts

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ function updateUsage(
 }
 
 updateUsage(
-  'actions/checkout@v5',
+  'actions/checkout@v4',
   path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'action.yml'),
   path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'README.md')
 )