Table of Contents
- 0. Prerequisites
- 1. Generate GPG Key
- 2. Verify Generated GPG Key
- 3. Add Key to GitHub
- 3.1. Add Key through GitHub CLI
- 3.2. Add Key to GitHub
- 4. Git Configuration
0. Prerequisites
gpg installed.
brew install gpg1. Generate GPG Key
# usage: gpg [options] --quick-generate-key USER-ID [ALGO [USAGE [EXPIRE]]]
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gpg --dry-run --quick-generate-key "John Doe <[email protected]>" RSA4096You will be prompted to enter a passphrase. You can leave it blank if you want.
2. Verify Generated GPG Key
gpg --list-secret-keys --keyid-format LONGShould return something like this:
# ...
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sec rsa4096/1V34534653463459 2021-11-11 [SC] [expires: 2022-11-11]
C2453425HI34IP6H34PI6HPH1V34534653463459
uid [ultimate] John Doe <[email protected]>
ssb rsa4096/FALUO2G5PI2UG523 2021-11-11 [E] [expires: 2022-11-11]Take note of the 16 digit number in the red box above. This is the key ID.
3. Add Key to GitHub
You have two options:
(1) Add through GitHub CLI, or
(2) Copy key file and manually paste on github.com/settings/gpg/new
3.1. Add Key through GitHub CLI
gh gpg-key add path/to/file.gpg3.2. Add Key to GitHub
gpg --armor --export 1V34534653463459Then, go to github.com/settings/gpg/new and paste the contents of the key file.
4. Git Configuration
git config —global user.signingkey 1V34534653463459
git config —global commit.gogsign true