GPG-Key.md

GPG Key

• Generate GPG key.

  gpg --full-generate-key

• At the prompt, specify the kind of key you want, or press Enter to accept the default.

• At the prompt, specify the key size you want, or press Enter to accept the default.

• Press Enter to specify the default selection, indicating that the key doesn't expire (Recommended).

• Verify that your selections are correct, press y then Enter to continue.

• Real name: Enter your github username.

• Email address: Enter your github email address.

• Comment: Leave it empty.

• At the prompt, Change (N)ame, (C)ommen, (E)mail or (O)kay/(Q)uit?, press o then Enter to continue.

• A dialog will open, Type a secure passphrase.

• List the long form of the GPG keys.

  gpg --list-secret-keys --keyid-format=long

• Copy the long form of the GPG key ID you'd like to use. In this example, the GPG key ID is 31533A0FAC2CF7FE.

  ~/.gnupg/pubring.kbx
  --------------------------------
  sec   rsa3072/31533A0FAC2CF7FE 2024-05-11 [SC]
        8BA189A369AAF7A460C6302931533A0FAC2CF7FE
  uid                 [ultimate] moazmohamed15@outlook.com
  ssb   rsa3072/B4BDC01CCDBE17F1 2024-05-11 [E]

• Display the public key, Use the GPG key ID from previous step. In this example, the GPG key ID is 31533A0FAC2CF7FE.

  gpg --armor --export 31533A0FAC2CF7FE

• Copy your GPG key, beginning with -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- and ending with -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----.

  -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
  
  mQGNBGY/SMABDADwo3vnm5PR4Jw4XOFNSC385S4D2EgbneJntTpKi1V9IeqfXyRm
  3B5jtXThTVpC6+UinoT3jiKeJpYydqXtdt87TvhNl7MulXOo6Sur4Kl08WPj7af3
  ...
  b2VJWLv6/T8dZcDJMBkJ+TpNahSQmSbevqpSEeTg/PrP1xs5Z/GX39fT8cdRP7sY
  I+z0NTU=
  =Tu6A
  -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

• Paste GPG key to GitHub at:

  GitHub -> Settings -> SSH ang GPG keys -> New GPG key

Tip

To configure Git to sign all commits by default, enter the following command:

git config --global user.signingkey 31533A0FAC2CF7FE
git config --global --unset gpg.format
git config --global commit.gpgsign true
git config --global tag.gpgsign true