The Handbook to GPG and Git

A thorough guide to setting up a more secure development flow on your machine

Oliver Spryn
Better Programming
Published in
12 min readDec 22, 2020

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Three padlocks sitting on a surface sorted by increasing size

Git is full of useful commands, powerful capabilities, and often overlooked features. One of its hidden gems is its ability to sign commits and tags with a key. For this job, Git turns to GPG, a widely-adopted and open-source program designed for tasks such as this.

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