Hello Everyone, I would like to propose that we switch from basic authentication with JIRA in the merge script and archery to PAT based token authentication.
Basic authentication is deprecated in Jira Cloud [1] and PATs remove the need to save your password in clear text (e.g. config file), PATS are easily created [2], PATs can be revoked and an expiry date set. Token authentication also does not trigger a captcha. The changes needed in workflow and scripts are minimal and easily outweighed by the advantages. I have created a PR with the necessary changes [3]. Best, Jacob [1]: https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/deprecation-notice-basic-auth-and-cookie-based-auth/ [2]: https://confluence.atlassian.com/enterprise/using-personal-access-tokens-1026032365.html [3]: https://github.com/apache/arrow/pull/13283
