Signing github commits with your SSH key

ssh-git-signing.md

GPG gives a lot of shit on macos for some reason.

It's best to just add the same SSH authentication key you have on github as a "Signing Key"

$ git config [--global] gpg.format ssh
$ git config [--global] user.signingkey ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
$ git config [--global] commit.gpgsign true

you can also do this manually on the .git/config of your project

[user]
        name = gubatron
        email = [email protected]
        signingkey = /Users/gubatron/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
[github]
        user = gubatron
[gpg]
        format = ssh
[commit]
        gpgsign = true

CC @generic-pers0n
Check this out on how to sign your commits using your favorite SSH key, which you can configure in your Github settings.

Would be lovely to have all your commits signed

Normally, I'd sign with my GPG key, and I've done this in the past before. However, since the key was on my old laptop and I have yet to retrieve it, I currently don't have the key.

Maybe this'll be the final push across the finish line to retrieve stuff off my old laptop 😂