GIT - autosign commits with GPG key

Overview

This is a HowTo for setting up git for signing your commits auto-magic-ly with your GPG key.

Prerequisite

• having a GPG-Key

Do it

get GPG key ID

gpg --list-keys

set gpg programm for signing (optional)

git config --global gpg.program gpg2

set gpg key for signing

git config --global user.signingkey <GPG-KEY-ID>

e.g.
git config --global user.signingkey F2C7AB2

configure autosign

git config –-global commit.gpgsign true     # global - for all repos
git config commit.gpgsign true     # local - for the current repos

Links

• https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/repository/gpg_signed_commits/
• https://help.github.com/articles/signing-commits/
• https://pbspro.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DG/pages/39419906/Signing+Your+Git+Commits
• https://developers.yubico.com/PGP/Git_signing.html