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6666Secure Signing
6767==============
6868
69- You will need to setup a GPG key, and attach it to your github account.
69+ The "basic signing" described above cannot be verified, though it is a great start.
70+ To verify your commits, you will need to
71+ setup a GPG key, and attach it to your github account.
72+
7073See the `git tools <https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Signing-Your-Work >`_
7174page for directions on doing this. The complete story is part of
7275`Github help <https://help.github.com/categories/gpg/ >`_.
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74- More coming...
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77+ The basic steps are
78+
79+ - `generate your GPG key <https://help.github.com/articles/generating-a-new-gpg-key/> `, and copy the ASCII representation of it.
80+ - `Add your GPG key to your Github account <https://help.github.com/articles/adding-a-new-gpg-key-to-your-github-account/ >`_.
81+ - `Tell Git <https://help.github.com/articles/telling-git-about-your-gpg-key/ >`_ about your GPG key.
82+ - `Set default signing <https://help.github.com/articles/signing-commits-using-gpg/ >`_ to have all of your commits securely signed automatically.
83+ - Provide your GPG key passphrase, as prompted, when you do a commit,
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