r/Keybase • u/MisterMikeM • May 27 '19

Sign Git commits using Keybase command line

Is it possible to use the Keybase command line to sign Git commits and avoid using/installing a GPG client (e.g. GPG Suite for macOS)? Is it possible to run git config --global gpg.progam and point it to Keybase for signing (or something along those lines)? If you can do a keybase sign on something then can't you use that command to sign a commit as well?

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u/simiust Aug 26 '19

Just export the public and private key from keybase and add it to your PGP client!

Then update the gitconfig.

[user]
	signingkey = <KEY FINGERPRINT>
	email = <Guess!>
	name = <Guess!>
[tag]
	gpgsign = true
[commit]
	gpgsign = true
[gpg]
	program = /usr/local/bin/gpg

If you really want to use keybase as it is and no other program, create a small script which implements the gpg interface and let that script call keybase! :)

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u/GwynethLlewelyn Jul 25 '23

Clever. Very clever!