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[Set up pinentry-mac for gpg] #gpg #git #signing #pinentry
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Installing pinentry-mac

Install pinentry-mac:

brew install pinentry-mac

Add the following line to ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent-conf:

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

Restart gpg-agent:

gpgconf --kill gpg-agent

Testing pinentry-mac

Run pinentry-mac:

/usr/local/bin/pinentry-mac

Try pinentry commands:

GETPIN
CONFIRM

Test a key using gpg clearsign:

echo hello | gpg -u github@qslw.com --clearsign

References:

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