### What steps will reproduce the problem?
-Try to clone and get data from a private repository on [https://gin.g-node.org/](https://gin.g-node.org/) (repo could be created, or let me know and I would create one, but you would still need to register there). I am not yet 100% certain that upon authentication you would be able to fetch that `/config` (haven't tried). Sattelite issue/discussion I just initiated on gin is [here](https://github.com/G-Node/gogs/issues/111)
+Try to clone and get data from a private repository on [https://gin.g-node.org/](https://gin.g-node.org/) (repo could be created, or let me know and I would create one, but you would still need to register there). I am not yet 100% certain that upon authentication you would be able to fetch that `/config` (haven't tried). Satellite issue/discussion I just initiated on gin is [here](https://github.com/G-Node/gogs/issues/111)
### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
8.20201127+git54-ga1b227171-1~ndall+1
+edit 1: although probably a deeper look into how/why git decides to ask for credentials for private repos might be due. May be similar check should be done by git-annex first, since otherwise there might be no way to tell apart from a "proper" 404 for inability to get `/config` from github
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