gpg installation osx

gpg.md

Setup new GPG key

1. Generate key

   • gpg --full-generate-key
   • size 4096
   • RSA and RSA
   • Dont expire
   • email = gauravchl@users.noreply.github.com
   • name = Gaurav Chikhale

2. List keys and copy key ID

   • gpg --list-secret-keys --keyid-format LONG
   • sec 4096R/3AA5C34371567BD2 2016-03-10
   • key ID is 3AA5C34371567BD2

3. Copy the GPG Key

   • gpg --armor --export 3AA5C34371567BD2

4. Save copied key to GitHub account

5. Update .gitconfig

   [user]
     email = gauravchl@users.noreply.github.com
     name = Gaurav Chikhale
     signingkey = 3AA5C34371567BD2
   [commit]
     gpgsign = true
   [gpg]
     program = /usr/local/bin/gpg
   

6. Install pinentry-mac brew install pinentry-mac

7. Update ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf

   pinentry-program /usr/local/bin/pinentry-mac
   

8. Kill gpg agent killall gpg-agent