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## signing-git-commits.md

      
        
          
            
              
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                Set up a GPG key for signing Git commits on MacOS (M1)
              
          
        
      
        
  
      
    Based on this blogpost.
To sign Git commits, you need a gpg key. GPG stands for GNU Privacy Guard and is the de facto implementation of the OpenPGP message format. PGP stands for ‘Pretty Good Privacy’ and is a standard to sign and encrypt messages.
Setting up

Install with Homebrew:
$ brew install gpg