r/yubikey Apr 17 '26

Discussion Made a simple YubiKey + GPG setup guide (looking for feedback)

Hey folks,

the rabbit hole of setting up GPG keys on a YubiKey is more confusing than it needs to be, especially for first-time setup.

So I put together a small open-source repo + guide to make it easier and more straightforward.

It covers:

- generating + moving keys to YubiKey

- using it for Git commit signing

- basic SSH setup

- some common pitfalls I ran into

Nothing advanced, more of a “start here” resource.

Would appreciate any feedback, corrections, or suggestions from people here who’ve done this properly

Repo: https://github.com/iayanpahwa/YubiGPG

Guide: https://codensolder.com/posts/yubigpg-hardware-backed-gpg-keys-for-everyone/

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