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Sign merges, CRUD, Wiki and Repository initialisation with gpg key (#7631) This PR fixes #7598 by providing a configurable way of signing commits across the Gitea instance. Per repository configurability and import/generation of trusted secure keys is not provided by this PR - from a security PoV that's probably impossible to do properly. Similarly web-signing, that is asking the user to sign something, is not implemented - this could be done at a later stage however. ## Features - [x] If commit.gpgsign is set in .gitconfig sign commits and files created through repofiles. (merges should already have been signed.) - [x] Verify commits signed with the default gpg as valid - [x] Signer, Committer and Author can all be different - [x] Allow signer to be arbitrarily different - We still require the key to have an activated email on Gitea. A more complete implementation would be to use a keyserver and mark external-or-unactivated with an "unknown" trust level icon. - [x] Add a signing-key.gpg endpoint to get the default gpg pub key if available - Rather than add a fake web-flow user I've added this as an endpoint on /api/v1/signing-key.gpg - [x] Try to match the default key with a user on gitea - this is done at verification time - [x] Make things configurable? - app.ini configuration done - [x] when checking commits are signed need to check if they're actually verifiable too - [x] Add documentation I have decided that adjusting the docker to create a default gpg key is not the correct thing to do and therefore have not implemented this.
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date: "2019-08-17T10:20:00+01:00"
title: "GPG Commit Signatures"
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Sign merges, CRUD, Wiki and Repository initialisation with gpg key (#7631) This PR fixes #7598 by providing a configurable way of signing commits across the Gitea instance. Per repository configurability and import/generation of trusted secure keys is not provided by this PR - from a security PoV that's probably impossible to do properly. Similarly web-signing, that is asking the user to sign something, is not implemented - this could be done at a later stage however. ## Features - [x] If commit.gpgsign is set in .gitconfig sign commits and files created through repofiles. (merges should already have been signed.) - [x] Verify commits signed with the default gpg as valid - [x] Signer, Committer and Author can all be different - [x] Allow signer to be arbitrarily different - We still require the key to have an activated email on Gitea. A more complete implementation would be to use a keyserver and mark external-or-unactivated with an "unknown" trust level icon. - [x] Add a signing-key.gpg endpoint to get the default gpg pub key if available - Rather than add a fake web-flow user I've added this as an endpoint on /api/v1/signing-key.gpg - [x] Try to match the default key with a user on gitea - this is done at verification time - [x] Make things configurable? - app.ini configuration done - [x] when checking commits are signed need to check if they're actually verifiable too - [x] Add documentation I have decided that adjusting the docker to create a default gpg key is not the correct thing to do and therefore have not implemented this.
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name: "GPG Commit Signatures"
weight: 50
Sign merges, CRUD, Wiki and Repository initialisation with gpg key (#7631) This PR fixes #7598 by providing a configurable way of signing commits across the Gitea instance. Per repository configurability and import/generation of trusted secure keys is not provided by this PR - from a security PoV that's probably impossible to do properly. Similarly web-signing, that is asking the user to sign something, is not implemented - this could be done at a later stage however. ## Features - [x] If commit.gpgsign is set in .gitconfig sign commits and files created through repofiles. (merges should already have been signed.) - [x] Verify commits signed with the default gpg as valid - [x] Signer, Committer and Author can all be different - [x] Allow signer to be arbitrarily different - We still require the key to have an activated email on Gitea. A more complete implementation would be to use a keyserver and mark external-or-unactivated with an "unknown" trust level icon. - [x] Add a signing-key.gpg endpoint to get the default gpg pub key if available - Rather than add a fake web-flow user I've added this as an endpoint on /api/v1/signing-key.gpg - [x] Try to match the default key with a user on gitea - this is done at verification time - [x] Make things configurable? - app.ini configuration done - [x] when checking commits are signed need to check if they're actually verifiable too - [x] Add documentation I have decided that adjusting the docker to create a default gpg key is not the correct thing to do and therefore have not implemented this.
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identifier: "signing"
---
# GPG Commit Signatures
**Table of Contents**
{{< toc >}}
Sign merges, CRUD, Wiki and Repository initialisation with gpg key (#7631) This PR fixes #7598 by providing a configurable way of signing commits across the Gitea instance. Per repository configurability and import/generation of trusted secure keys is not provided by this PR - from a security PoV that's probably impossible to do properly. Similarly web-signing, that is asking the user to sign something, is not implemented - this could be done at a later stage however. ## Features - [x] If commit.gpgsign is set in .gitconfig sign commits and files created through repofiles. (merges should already have been signed.) - [x] Verify commits signed with the default gpg as valid - [x] Signer, Committer and Author can all be different - [x] Allow signer to be arbitrarily different - We still require the key to have an activated email on Gitea. A more complete implementation would be to use a keyserver and mark external-or-unactivated with an "unknown" trust level icon. - [x] Add a signing-key.gpg endpoint to get the default gpg pub key if available - Rather than add a fake web-flow user I've added this as an endpoint on /api/v1/signing-key.gpg - [x] Try to match the default key with a user on gitea - this is done at verification time - [x] Make things configurable? - app.ini configuration done - [x] when checking commits are signed need to check if they're actually verifiable too - [x] Add documentation I have decided that adjusting the docker to create a default gpg key is not the correct thing to do and therefore have not implemented this.
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Gitea will verify GPG commit signatures in the provided tree by
checking if the commits are signed by a key within the Gitea database,
or if the commit matches the default key for Git.
Sign merges, CRUD, Wiki and Repository initialisation with gpg key (#7631) This PR fixes #7598 by providing a configurable way of signing commits across the Gitea instance. Per repository configurability and import/generation of trusted secure keys is not provided by this PR - from a security PoV that's probably impossible to do properly. Similarly web-signing, that is asking the user to sign something, is not implemented - this could be done at a later stage however. ## Features - [x] If commit.gpgsign is set in .gitconfig sign commits and files created through repofiles. (merges should already have been signed.) - [x] Verify commits signed with the default gpg as valid - [x] Signer, Committer and Author can all be different - [x] Allow signer to be arbitrarily different - We still require the key to have an activated email on Gitea. A more complete implementation would be to use a keyserver and mark external-or-unactivated with an "unknown" trust level icon. - [x] Add a signing-key.gpg endpoint to get the default gpg pub key if available - Rather than add a fake web-flow user I've added this as an endpoint on /api/v1/signing-key.gpg - [x] Try to match the default key with a user on gitea - this is done at verification time - [x] Make things configurable? - app.ini configuration done - [x] when checking commits are signed need to check if they're actually verifiable too - [x] Add documentation I have decided that adjusting the docker to create a default gpg key is not the correct thing to do and therefore have not implemented this.
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Keys are not checked to determine if they have expired or revoked.
Keys are also not checked with keyservers.
A commit will be marked with a grey unlocked icon if no key can be
found to verify it. If a commit is marked with a red unlocked icon,
it is reported to be signed with a key with an id.
Please note: The signer of a commit does not have to be an author or
committer of a commit.
This functionality requires Git >= 1.7.9 but for full functionality
this requires Git >= 2.0.0.
Sign merges, CRUD, Wiki and Repository initialisation with gpg key (#7631) This PR fixes #7598 by providing a configurable way of signing commits across the Gitea instance. Per repository configurability and import/generation of trusted secure keys is not provided by this PR - from a security PoV that's probably impossible to do properly. Similarly web-signing, that is asking the user to sign something, is not implemented - this could be done at a later stage however. ## Features - [x] If commit.gpgsign is set in .gitconfig sign commits and files created through repofiles. (merges should already have been signed.) - [x] Verify commits signed with the default gpg as valid - [x] Signer, Committer and Author can all be different - [x] Allow signer to be arbitrarily different - We still require the key to have an activated email on Gitea. A more complete implementation would be to use a keyserver and mark external-or-unactivated with an "unknown" trust level icon. - [x] Add a signing-key.gpg endpoint to get the default gpg pub key if available - Rather than add a fake web-flow user I've added this as an endpoint on /api/v1/signing-key.gpg - [x] Try to match the default key with a user on gitea - this is done at verification time - [x] Make things configurable? - app.ini configuration done - [x] when checking commits are signed need to check if they're actually verifiable too - [x] Add documentation I have decided that adjusting the docker to create a default gpg key is not the correct thing to do and therefore have not implemented this.
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## Automatic Signing
There are a number of places where Gitea will generate commits itself:
- Repository Initialisation
- Wiki Changes
- CRUD actions using the editor or the API
- Merges from Pull Requests
Sign merges, CRUD, Wiki and Repository initialisation with gpg key (#7631) This PR fixes #7598 by providing a configurable way of signing commits across the Gitea instance. Per repository configurability and import/generation of trusted secure keys is not provided by this PR - from a security PoV that's probably impossible to do properly. Similarly web-signing, that is asking the user to sign something, is not implemented - this could be done at a later stage however. ## Features - [x] If commit.gpgsign is set in .gitconfig sign commits and files created through repofiles. (merges should already have been signed.) - [x] Verify commits signed with the default gpg as valid - [x] Signer, Committer and Author can all be different - [x] Allow signer to be arbitrarily different - We still require the key to have an activated email on Gitea. A more complete implementation would be to use a keyserver and mark external-or-unactivated with an "unknown" trust level icon. - [x] Add a signing-key.gpg endpoint to get the default gpg pub key if available - Rather than add a fake web-flow user I've added this as an endpoint on /api/v1/signing-key.gpg - [x] Try to match the default key with a user on gitea - this is done at verification time - [x] Make things configurable? - app.ini configuration done - [x] when checking commits are signed need to check if they're actually verifiable too - [x] Add documentation I have decided that adjusting the docker to create a default gpg key is not the correct thing to do and therefore have not implemented this.
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Depending on configuration and server trust you may want Gitea to
sign these commits.
## Installing and generating a GPG key for Gitea
It is up to a server administrator to determine how best to install
a signing key. Gitea generates all its commits using the server `git`
command at present - and therefore the server `gpg` will be used for
signing (if configured.) Administrators should review best-practices
for GPG - in particular it is probably advisable to only install a
signing secret subkey without the master signing and certifying secret
key.
Sign merges, CRUD, Wiki and Repository initialisation with gpg key (#7631) This PR fixes #7598 by providing a configurable way of signing commits across the Gitea instance. Per repository configurability and import/generation of trusted secure keys is not provided by this PR - from a security PoV that's probably impossible to do properly. Similarly web-signing, that is asking the user to sign something, is not implemented - this could be done at a later stage however. ## Features - [x] If commit.gpgsign is set in .gitconfig sign commits and files created through repofiles. (merges should already have been signed.) - [x] Verify commits signed with the default gpg as valid - [x] Signer, Committer and Author can all be different - [x] Allow signer to be arbitrarily different - We still require the key to have an activated email on Gitea. A more complete implementation would be to use a keyserver and mark external-or-unactivated with an "unknown" trust level icon. - [x] Add a signing-key.gpg endpoint to get the default gpg pub key if available - Rather than add a fake web-flow user I've added this as an endpoint on /api/v1/signing-key.gpg - [x] Try to match the default key with a user on gitea - this is done at verification time - [x] Make things configurable? - app.ini configuration done - [x] when checking commits are signed need to check if they're actually verifiable too - [x] Add documentation I have decided that adjusting the docker to create a default gpg key is not the correct thing to do and therefore have not implemented this.
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## General Configuration
Gitea's configuration for signing can be found with the
`[repository.signing]` section of `app.ini`:
```ini
...
[repository.signing]
SIGNING_KEY = default
SIGNING_NAME =
SIGNING_EMAIL =
INITIAL_COMMIT = always
CRUD_ACTIONS = pubkey, twofa, parentsigned
WIKI = never
MERGES = pubkey, twofa, basesigned, commitssigned
...
```
### `SIGNING_KEY`
The first option to discuss is the `SIGNING_KEY`. There are three main
options:
- `none` - this prevents Gitea from signing any commits
- `default` - Gitea will default to the key configured within `git config`
- `KEYID` - Gitea will sign commits with the gpg key with the ID
`KEYID`. In this case you should provide a `SIGNING_NAME` and
`SIGNING_EMAIL` to be displayed for this key.
Sign merges, CRUD, Wiki and Repository initialisation with gpg key (#7631) This PR fixes #7598 by providing a configurable way of signing commits across the Gitea instance. Per repository configurability and import/generation of trusted secure keys is not provided by this PR - from a security PoV that's probably impossible to do properly. Similarly web-signing, that is asking the user to sign something, is not implemented - this could be done at a later stage however. ## Features - [x] If commit.gpgsign is set in .gitconfig sign commits and files created through repofiles. (merges should already have been signed.) - [x] Verify commits signed with the default gpg as valid - [x] Signer, Committer and Author can all be different - [x] Allow signer to be arbitrarily different - We still require the key to have an activated email on Gitea. A more complete implementation would be to use a keyserver and mark external-or-unactivated with an "unknown" trust level icon. - [x] Add a signing-key.gpg endpoint to get the default gpg pub key if available - Rather than add a fake web-flow user I've added this as an endpoint on /api/v1/signing-key.gpg - [x] Try to match the default key with a user on gitea - this is done at verification time - [x] Make things configurable? - app.ini configuration done - [x] when checking commits are signed need to check if they're actually verifiable too - [x] Add documentation I have decided that adjusting the docker to create a default gpg key is not the correct thing to do and therefore have not implemented this.
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The `default` option will interrogate `git config` for
`commit.gpgsign` option - if this is set, then it will use the results
of the `user.signingkey`, `user.name` and `user.email` as appropriate.
Please note: by adjusting Git's `config` file within Gitea's
Sign merges, CRUD, Wiki and Repository initialisation with gpg key (#7631) This PR fixes #7598 by providing a configurable way of signing commits across the Gitea instance. Per repository configurability and import/generation of trusted secure keys is not provided by this PR - from a security PoV that's probably impossible to do properly. Similarly web-signing, that is asking the user to sign something, is not implemented - this could be done at a later stage however. ## Features - [x] If commit.gpgsign is set in .gitconfig sign commits and files created through repofiles. (merges should already have been signed.) - [x] Verify commits signed with the default gpg as valid - [x] Signer, Committer and Author can all be different - [x] Allow signer to be arbitrarily different - We still require the key to have an activated email on Gitea. A more complete implementation would be to use a keyserver and mark external-or-unactivated with an "unknown" trust level icon. - [x] Add a signing-key.gpg endpoint to get the default gpg pub key if available - Rather than add a fake web-flow user I've added this as an endpoint on /api/v1/signing-key.gpg - [x] Try to match the default key with a user on gitea - this is done at verification time - [x] Make things configurable? - app.ini configuration done - [x] when checking commits are signed need to check if they're actually verifiable too - [x] Add documentation I have decided that adjusting the docker to create a default gpg key is not the correct thing to do and therefore have not implemented this.
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repositories, `SIGNING_KEY=default` could be used to provide different
signing keys on a per-repository basis. However, this is clearly not an
Sign merges, CRUD, Wiki and Repository initialisation with gpg key (#7631) This PR fixes #7598 by providing a configurable way of signing commits across the Gitea instance. Per repository configurability and import/generation of trusted secure keys is not provided by this PR - from a security PoV that's probably impossible to do properly. Similarly web-signing, that is asking the user to sign something, is not implemented - this could be done at a later stage however. ## Features - [x] If commit.gpgsign is set in .gitconfig sign commits and files created through repofiles. (merges should already have been signed.) - [x] Verify commits signed with the default gpg as valid - [x] Signer, Committer and Author can all be different - [x] Allow signer to be arbitrarily different - We still require the key to have an activated email on Gitea. A more complete implementation would be to use a keyserver and mark external-or-unactivated with an "unknown" trust level icon. - [x] Add a signing-key.gpg endpoint to get the default gpg pub key if available - Rather than add a fake web-flow user I've added this as an endpoint on /api/v1/signing-key.gpg - [x] Try to match the default key with a user on gitea - this is done at verification time - [x] Make things configurable? - app.ini configuration done - [x] when checking commits are signed need to check if they're actually verifiable too - [x] Add documentation I have decided that adjusting the docker to create a default gpg key is not the correct thing to do and therefore have not implemented this.
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ideal UI and therefore subject to change.
**Since 1.17**, Gitea runs git in its own home directory `[git].HOME_PATH` (default to `%(APP_DATA_PATH)/home`)
and uses its own config `{[git].HOME_PATH}/.gitconfig`.
If you have your own customized git config for Gitea, you should set these configs in system git config (aka `/etc/gitconfig`)
or the Gitea internal git config `{[git].HOME_PATH}/.gitconfig`.
Related home files for git command (like `.gnupg`) should also be put in Gitea's git home directory `[git].HOME_PATH`.
If you like to keep the `.gnupg` directory outside of `{[git].HOME_PATH}/`, consider setting the `$GNUPGHOME` environment variable to your preferred location.
Sign merges, CRUD, Wiki and Repository initialisation with gpg key (#7631) This PR fixes #7598 by providing a configurable way of signing commits across the Gitea instance. Per repository configurability and import/generation of trusted secure keys is not provided by this PR - from a security PoV that's probably impossible to do properly. Similarly web-signing, that is asking the user to sign something, is not implemented - this could be done at a later stage however. ## Features - [x] If commit.gpgsign is set in .gitconfig sign commits and files created through repofiles. (merges should already have been signed.) - [x] Verify commits signed with the default gpg as valid - [x] Signer, Committer and Author can all be different - [x] Allow signer to be arbitrarily different - We still require the key to have an activated email on Gitea. A more complete implementation would be to use a keyserver and mark external-or-unactivated with an "unknown" trust level icon. - [x] Add a signing-key.gpg endpoint to get the default gpg pub key if available - Rather than add a fake web-flow user I've added this as an endpoint on /api/v1/signing-key.gpg - [x] Try to match the default key with a user on gitea - this is done at verification time - [x] Make things configurable? - app.ini configuration done - [x] when checking commits are signed need to check if they're actually verifiable too - [x] Add documentation I have decided that adjusting the docker to create a default gpg key is not the correct thing to do and therefore have not implemented this.
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### `INITIAL_COMMIT`
This option determines whether Gitea should sign the initial commit
when creating a repository. The possible values are:
- `never`: Never sign
- `pubkey`: Only sign if the user has a public key
- `twofa`: Only sign if the user logs in with two factor authentication
- `always`: Always sign
Sign merges, CRUD, Wiki and Repository initialisation with gpg key (#7631) This PR fixes #7598 by providing a configurable way of signing commits across the Gitea instance. Per repository configurability and import/generation of trusted secure keys is not provided by this PR - from a security PoV that's probably impossible to do properly. Similarly web-signing, that is asking the user to sign something, is not implemented - this could be done at a later stage however. ## Features - [x] If commit.gpgsign is set in .gitconfig sign commits and files created through repofiles. (merges should already have been signed.) - [x] Verify commits signed with the default gpg as valid - [x] Signer, Committer and Author can all be different - [x] Allow signer to be arbitrarily different - We still require the key to have an activated email on Gitea. A more complete implementation would be to use a keyserver and mark external-or-unactivated with an "unknown" trust level icon. - [x] Add a signing-key.gpg endpoint to get the default gpg pub key if available - Rather than add a fake web-flow user I've added this as an endpoint on /api/v1/signing-key.gpg - [x] Try to match the default key with a user on gitea - this is done at verification time - [x] Make things configurable? - app.ini configuration done - [x] when checking commits are signed need to check if they're actually verifiable too - [x] Add documentation I have decided that adjusting the docker to create a default gpg key is not the correct thing to do and therefore have not implemented this.
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Options other than `never` and `always` can be combined as a comma
separated list. The commit will be signed if all selected options are true.
Sign merges, CRUD, Wiki and Repository initialisation with gpg key (#7631) This PR fixes #7598 by providing a configurable way of signing commits across the Gitea instance. Per repository configurability and import/generation of trusted secure keys is not provided by this PR - from a security PoV that's probably impossible to do properly. Similarly web-signing, that is asking the user to sign something, is not implemented - this could be done at a later stage however. ## Features - [x] If commit.gpgsign is set in .gitconfig sign commits and files created through repofiles. (merges should already have been signed.) - [x] Verify commits signed with the default gpg as valid - [x] Signer, Committer and Author can all be different - [x] Allow signer to be arbitrarily different - We still require the key to have an activated email on Gitea. A more complete implementation would be to use a keyserver and mark external-or-unactivated with an "unknown" trust level icon. - [x] Add a signing-key.gpg endpoint to get the default gpg pub key if available - Rather than add a fake web-flow user I've added this as an endpoint on /api/v1/signing-key.gpg - [x] Try to match the default key with a user on gitea - this is done at verification time - [x] Make things configurable? - app.ini configuration done - [x] when checking commits are signed need to check if they're actually verifiable too - [x] Add documentation I have decided that adjusting the docker to create a default gpg key is not the correct thing to do and therefore have not implemented this.
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### `WIKI`
This options determines if Gitea should sign commits to the Wiki.
The possible values are:
- `never`: Never sign
- `pubkey`: Only sign if the user has a public key
- `twofa`: Only sign if the user logs in with two-factor authentication
- `parentsigned`: Only sign if the parent commit is signed.
- `always`: Always sign
Sign merges, CRUD, Wiki and Repository initialisation with gpg key (#7631) This PR fixes #7598 by providing a configurable way of signing commits across the Gitea instance. Per repository configurability and import/generation of trusted secure keys is not provided by this PR - from a security PoV that's probably impossible to do properly. Similarly web-signing, that is asking the user to sign something, is not implemented - this could be done at a later stage however. ## Features - [x] If commit.gpgsign is set in .gitconfig sign commits and files created through repofiles. (merges should already have been signed.) - [x] Verify commits signed with the default gpg as valid - [x] Signer, Committer and Author can all be different - [x] Allow signer to be arbitrarily different - We still require the key to have an activated email on Gitea. A more complete implementation would be to use a keyserver and mark external-or-unactivated with an "unknown" trust level icon. - [x] Add a signing-key.gpg endpoint to get the default gpg pub key if available - Rather than add a fake web-flow user I've added this as an endpoint on /api/v1/signing-key.gpg - [x] Try to match the default key with a user on gitea - this is done at verification time - [x] Make things configurable? - app.ini configuration done - [x] when checking commits are signed need to check if they're actually verifiable too - [x] Add documentation I have decided that adjusting the docker to create a default gpg key is not the correct thing to do and therefore have not implemented this.
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Options other than `never` and `always` can be combined as a comma
separated list. The commit will be signed if all selected options are true.
Sign merges, CRUD, Wiki and Repository initialisation with gpg key (#7631) This PR fixes #7598 by providing a configurable way of signing commits across the Gitea instance. Per repository configurability and import/generation of trusted secure keys is not provided by this PR - from a security PoV that's probably impossible to do properly. Similarly web-signing, that is asking the user to sign something, is not implemented - this could be done at a later stage however. ## Features - [x] If commit.gpgsign is set in .gitconfig sign commits and files created through repofiles. (merges should already have been signed.) - [x] Verify commits signed with the default gpg as valid - [x] Signer, Committer and Author can all be different - [x] Allow signer to be arbitrarily different - We still require the key to have an activated email on Gitea. A more complete implementation would be to use a keyserver and mark external-or-unactivated with an "unknown" trust level icon. - [x] Add a signing-key.gpg endpoint to get the default gpg pub key if available - Rather than add a fake web-flow user I've added this as an endpoint on /api/v1/signing-key.gpg - [x] Try to match the default key with a user on gitea - this is done at verification time - [x] Make things configurable? - app.ini configuration done - [x] when checking commits are signed need to check if they're actually verifiable too - [x] Add documentation I have decided that adjusting the docker to create a default gpg key is not the correct thing to do and therefore have not implemented this.
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### `CRUD_ACTIONS`
This option determines if Gitea should sign commits from the web
editor or API CRUD actions. The possible values are:
- `never`: Never sign
- `pubkey`: Only sign if the user has a public key
- `twofa`: Only sign if the user logs in with two-factor authentication
- `parentsigned`: Only sign if the parent commit is signed.
- `always`: Always sign
Sign merges, CRUD, Wiki and Repository initialisation with gpg key (#7631) This PR fixes #7598 by providing a configurable way of signing commits across the Gitea instance. Per repository configurability and import/generation of trusted secure keys is not provided by this PR - from a security PoV that's probably impossible to do properly. Similarly web-signing, that is asking the user to sign something, is not implemented - this could be done at a later stage however. ## Features - [x] If commit.gpgsign is set in .gitconfig sign commits and files created through repofiles. (merges should already have been signed.) - [x] Verify commits signed with the default gpg as valid - [x] Signer, Committer and Author can all be different - [x] Allow signer to be arbitrarily different - We still require the key to have an activated email on Gitea. A more complete implementation would be to use a keyserver and mark external-or-unactivated with an "unknown" trust level icon. - [x] Add a signing-key.gpg endpoint to get the default gpg pub key if available - Rather than add a fake web-flow user I've added this as an endpoint on /api/v1/signing-key.gpg - [x] Try to match the default key with a user on gitea - this is done at verification time - [x] Make things configurable? - app.ini configuration done - [x] when checking commits are signed need to check if they're actually verifiable too - [x] Add documentation I have decided that adjusting the docker to create a default gpg key is not the correct thing to do and therefore have not implemented this.
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Options other than `never` and `always` can be combined as a comma
separated list. The change will be signed if all selected options are true.
Sign merges, CRUD, Wiki and Repository initialisation with gpg key (#7631) This PR fixes #7598 by providing a configurable way of signing commits across the Gitea instance. Per repository configurability and import/generation of trusted secure keys is not provided by this PR - from a security PoV that's probably impossible to do properly. Similarly web-signing, that is asking the user to sign something, is not implemented - this could be done at a later stage however. ## Features - [x] If commit.gpgsign is set in .gitconfig sign commits and files created through repofiles. (merges should already have been signed.) - [x] Verify commits signed with the default gpg as valid - [x] Signer, Committer and Author can all be different - [x] Allow signer to be arbitrarily different - We still require the key to have an activated email on Gitea. A more complete implementation would be to use a keyserver and mark external-or-unactivated with an "unknown" trust level icon. - [x] Add a signing-key.gpg endpoint to get the default gpg pub key if available - Rather than add a fake web-flow user I've added this as an endpoint on /api/v1/signing-key.gpg - [x] Try to match the default key with a user on gitea - this is done at verification time - [x] Make things configurable? - app.ini configuration done - [x] when checking commits are signed need to check if they're actually verifiable too - [x] Add documentation I have decided that adjusting the docker to create a default gpg key is not the correct thing to do and therefore have not implemented this.
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### `MERGES`
This option determines if Gitea should sign merge commits from PRs.
The possible options are:
- `never`: Never sign
- `pubkey`: Only sign if the user has a public key
- `twofa`: Only sign if the user logs in with two-factor authentication
- `basesigned`: Only sign if the parent commit in the base repo is signed.
- `headsigned`: Only sign if the head commit in the head branch is signed.
- `commitssigned`: Only sign if all the commits in the head branch to the merge point are signed.
- `approved`: Only sign approved merges to a protected branch.
- `always`: Always sign
Sign merges, CRUD, Wiki and Repository initialisation with gpg key (#7631) This PR fixes #7598 by providing a configurable way of signing commits across the Gitea instance. Per repository configurability and import/generation of trusted secure keys is not provided by this PR - from a security PoV that's probably impossible to do properly. Similarly web-signing, that is asking the user to sign something, is not implemented - this could be done at a later stage however. ## Features - [x] If commit.gpgsign is set in .gitconfig sign commits and files created through repofiles. (merges should already have been signed.) - [x] Verify commits signed with the default gpg as valid - [x] Signer, Committer and Author can all be different - [x] Allow signer to be arbitrarily different - We still require the key to have an activated email on Gitea. A more complete implementation would be to use a keyserver and mark external-or-unactivated with an "unknown" trust level icon. - [x] Add a signing-key.gpg endpoint to get the default gpg pub key if available - Rather than add a fake web-flow user I've added this as an endpoint on /api/v1/signing-key.gpg - [x] Try to match the default key with a user on gitea - this is done at verification time - [x] Make things configurable? - app.ini configuration done - [x] when checking commits are signed need to check if they're actually verifiable too - [x] Add documentation I have decided that adjusting the docker to create a default gpg key is not the correct thing to do and therefore have not implemented this.
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Options other than `never` and `always` can be combined as a comma
separated list. The merge will be signed if all selected options are true.
Sign merges, CRUD, Wiki and Repository initialisation with gpg key (#7631) This PR fixes #7598 by providing a configurable way of signing commits across the Gitea instance. Per repository configurability and import/generation of trusted secure keys is not provided by this PR - from a security PoV that's probably impossible to do properly. Similarly web-signing, that is asking the user to sign something, is not implemented - this could be done at a later stage however. ## Features - [x] If commit.gpgsign is set in .gitconfig sign commits and files created through repofiles. (merges should already have been signed.) - [x] Verify commits signed with the default gpg as valid - [x] Signer, Committer and Author can all be different - [x] Allow signer to be arbitrarily different - We still require the key to have an activated email on Gitea. A more complete implementation would be to use a keyserver and mark external-or-unactivated with an "unknown" trust level icon. - [x] Add a signing-key.gpg endpoint to get the default gpg pub key if available - Rather than add a fake web-flow user I've added this as an endpoint on /api/v1/signing-key.gpg - [x] Try to match the default key with a user on gitea - this is done at verification time - [x] Make things configurable? - app.ini configuration done - [x] when checking commits are signed need to check if they're actually verifiable too - [x] Add documentation I have decided that adjusting the docker to create a default gpg key is not the correct thing to do and therefore have not implemented this.
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## Obtaining the Public Key of the Signing Key
The public key used to sign Gitea's commits can be obtained from the API at:
```sh
/api/v1/signing-key.gpg
```
Sign merges, CRUD, Wiki and Repository initialisation with gpg key (#7631) This PR fixes #7598 by providing a configurable way of signing commits across the Gitea instance. Per repository configurability and import/generation of trusted secure keys is not provided by this PR - from a security PoV that's probably impossible to do properly. Similarly web-signing, that is asking the user to sign something, is not implemented - this could be done at a later stage however. ## Features - [x] If commit.gpgsign is set in .gitconfig sign commits and files created through repofiles. (merges should already have been signed.) - [x] Verify commits signed with the default gpg as valid - [x] Signer, Committer and Author can all be different - [x] Allow signer to be arbitrarily different - We still require the key to have an activated email on Gitea. A more complete implementation would be to use a keyserver and mark external-or-unactivated with an "unknown" trust level icon. - [x] Add a signing-key.gpg endpoint to get the default gpg pub key if available - Rather than add a fake web-flow user I've added this as an endpoint on /api/v1/signing-key.gpg - [x] Try to match the default key with a user on gitea - this is done at verification time - [x] Make things configurable? - app.ini configuration done - [x] when checking commits are signed need to check if they're actually verifiable too - [x] Add documentation I have decided that adjusting the docker to create a default gpg key is not the correct thing to do and therefore have not implemented this.
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In cases where there is a repository specific key this can be obtained from:
```sh
/api/v1/repos/:username/:reponame/signing-key.gpg
```