Gitlab Self-Hosted git client OAuth The string binding is invalid

Author: jornfrankeCreated Apr 14, 2025Updated Jul 30, 2026
Labelsauth-issue

Version

2.5.1+90d5f897f164a8fe07d2aa3bf7db439b0b4e03ea

Operating system

Windows

OS version or distribution

Windows 11

Git hosting provider(s)

GitLab

Other hosting provider

No response

(Azure DevOps only) What format is your remote URL?

None

Can you access the remote repository directly in the browser?

Yes, I can access the repository

Expected behavior

There is a Gitlab self-hosted server.

The client uses Git on the command line on Windows.

We clone the repository.

OAuth is used for authentication.

Browser opens.

We approve request.

Cloning works

Actual behavior

It works, but after approving in the browser we receive an error "The string binding is invalid".

However, cloning continues normally.

Can we get rid of the error message as it does not seem to be an error behind?

Logs

No response

Source: git-ecosystem/git-credential-manager