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Cryptography / Crypto in practice

Lesson 23 of 25

PGP and signing

PGP/GPG encrypts and signs emails and files. Developers sign git commits and releases so people can verify they're genuine.

Key points

  • gpg --sign file
  • git commit -S signs a commit
  • Publish your public key
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Quiz · +10 XP

Why do developers sign releases?

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