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# allowed_signers file for SSH/git
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Git 2.34 brings support for signing commits with SSH key and having a SSH-compatible
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smartcard, I have to try this. It likely getting more common in the future doesn't
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hurt either and I have [pgp-alt-wot](https://gitea.blesmrt.net/Mikaela/pgp-alt-wot)
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which does about the same for PGP.
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## Where to find keys
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* GitHub, Giteas and GitLabs expose user public keys (without useful names)
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when you append a `.keys` after their profile page
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* For example: https://github.com/Mikaela.keys https://gitea.blesmrt.net/Mikaela.keys https://gitlab.com/Mikaela.keys
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* Good ideas are made to be copied, so maybe there will be more repositories like this :wink:
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## Quick howto
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I don't mean this to be used directly, only to be took inspiration from. See the first
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link in further reading.
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```bash
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mkdir -p ~/src/gitea.blesmrt.net/Mikaela
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cd ~/src/gitea.blesmrt.net/Mikaela
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git clone https://gitea.blesmrt.net/Mikaela/ssh-allowed_signers.git
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git config --global gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile ~/src/gitea.blesmrt.net/Mikaela/ssh-allowed_signers/allowed_signers
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```
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Git commands should now recognised commits signed with keys I have allowed.
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In the last command it's fine to remove `--global` to only affect the single
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repository you are on (while I haven't tested this), should that repository
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be something only I am signing in or something I need to verify otherwise
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enough to list it here.
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On the last command, `git config` turns it into absolute path, while manually
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edited `.gitconfig` can literally have the above. I wonder if the command
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would understand `--` before the file, but not enough to actually try it :smiley:
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## Further reading
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* [Caleb Hearth: Signing Git Commits with Your SSH Key](https://calebhearth.com/sign-git-with-ssh) ([web.archive.org](https://web.archive.org/web/20211117182628/https://calebhearth.com/sign-git-with-ssh)) inspired me to try this
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* [Andrew Ayer: It's Now Possible To Sign Arbitrary Data With Your SSH Keys](https://www.agwa.name/blog/post/ssh_signatures) instructs on signing and verifying files outside of git
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### Forge support
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* [Merged Gitea PR for add support for ssh commit signing](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/17743)
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* TODO: link to their blog once it's released
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* [GitHub feedback: Allow using SSH keys to sign commits](https://github.com/github/feedback/discussions/7744)
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* TODO: notify here when it actually works, link to their guide or maybe remove the section?
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* [GitLab issues: Support for SSH signed commits](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/343879)
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* TODO: a better link when this happens
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