diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 51558e5d0..249dac162 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ master|[![Build Status](https://mseng.visualstudio.com/AzureDevOps/_apis/build/s --- -[Git Credential Manager Core](https://github.com/microsoft/Git-Credential-Manager-Core) (GCM Core) is a secure Git credential helper built on [.NET Core](https://microsoft.com/dotnet) that runs on Windows and macOS. Linux support is in an early preview. +[Git Credential Manager Core](https://github.com/microsoft/Git-Credential-Manager-Core) (GCM Core) is a secure Git credential helper built on [.NET Core](https://dotnet.microsoft.com) that runs on Windows and macOS. Linux support is in an early preview. Compared to Git's [built-in credential helpers]((https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Credential-Storage)) (Windows: wincred, macOS: osxkeychain, Linux: gnome-keyring) which provides single-factor authentication support working on any HTTP-enabled Git repository, GCM Core provides multi-factor authentication support for [Azure DevOps](https://dev.azure.com/), Azure DevOps Server (formerly Team Foundation Server), GitHub, and Bitbucket.