diff --git a/core/pkg/resourcehandler/filesloaderutils.go b/core/pkg/resourcehandler/filesloaderutils.go
index 7f9ec407..bfd8eb97 100644
--- a/core/pkg/resourcehandler/filesloaderutils.go
+++ b/core/pkg/resourcehandler/filesloaderutils.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func cloneGitRepo(path *string) (string, error) {
 	var clonedDir string
 
 	// Clone git repository if needed
-	gitURL, err := giturl.NewGitURL(*path)
+	gitURL, err := giturl.NewGitAPI(*path)
 	if err == nil {
 		logger.L().Info("cloning", helpers.String("repository url", gitURL.GetURL().String()))
 		cautils.StartSpinner()
diff --git a/core/pkg/resourcehandler/remotegitutils.go b/core/pkg/resourcehandler/remotegitutils.go
index 47a45d09..1dc4922b 100644
--- a/core/pkg/resourcehandler/remotegitutils.go
+++ b/core/pkg/resourcehandler/remotegitutils.go
@@ -1,16 +1,45 @@
 package resourcehandler
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	nethttp "net/http"
 	"os"
 
 	giturl "github.com/armosec/go-git-url"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing"
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/transport"
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/transport/http"
 )
 
+// To Check if the given repository is Public(No Authentication needed), send a HTTP GET request to the URL
+// If response code is 200, the repository is Public.
+func isGitRepoPublic(URL string) bool {
+	resp, err := nethttp.Get(URL)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	// if the status code is 200, our get request is successful.
+	// It only happens when the repository is public.
+	if resp.StatusCode == 200 {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
+// Check if the GITHUB_TOKEN is present
+func isGitTokenPresent(gitURL giturl.IGitAPI) bool {
+	if token := gitURL.GetToken(); token == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
 // cloneRepo clones a repository to a local temporary directory and returns the directory
-func cloneRepo(gitURL giturl.IGitURL) (string, error) {
+func cloneRepo(gitURL giturl.IGitAPI) (string, error) {
 
 	// Create temp directory
 	tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "")
@@ -18,9 +47,31 @@ func cloneRepo(gitURL giturl.IGitURL) (string, error) {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to create temporary directory: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Clone option
+	// Get the URL to clone
 	cloneURL := gitURL.GetHttpCloneURL()
-	cloneOpts := git.CloneOptions{URL: cloneURL}
+
+	isGitRepoPublic := isGitRepoPublic(cloneURL)
+
+	// Declare the authentication variable required for cloneOptions
+	var auth transport.AuthMethod
+
+	if isGitRepoPublic {
+		// No authentication needed if repository is public
+		auth = nil
+	} else {
+
+		// Return Error if the GITHUB_TOKEN is not present
+		if isGitTokenPresent := isGitTokenPresent(gitURL); !isGitTokenPresent {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("%w", errors.New("GITHUB_TOKEN is not present"))
+		}
+		auth = &http.BasicAuth{
+			Username: "anything Except Empty String",
+			Password: gitURL.GetToken(),
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Clone option
+	cloneOpts := git.CloneOptions{URL: cloneURL, Auth: auth}
 	if gitURL.GetBranchName() != "" {
 		cloneOpts.ReferenceName = plumbing.NewBranchReferenceName(gitURL.GetBranchName())
 		cloneOpts.SingleBranch = true