# Signing git commits using Keybase

DevFeed: [Signing git commits using Keybase](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/signing-git-commits-using-keybase-38377.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://meedamian.com/post/keybase-signed-github/>)

Author: hi@meedamian.com (Damian Mee)

Published: 2016-04-14T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Damian Mee | Blog | Portfolio | About](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/damian-mee-blog-portfolio-about.md>)

Topics: [Git](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/git.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [account](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/account.md>), [private key](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/private-key.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [public key](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/public-key.md>)

Tags: [command-line](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/command-line.md>), [git](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [private-key](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/private-key.md>), [public-key](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/public-key.md>), [signing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/signing.md>)

## AI overview

A historical guide explains how to use Keybase keys to sign Git commits and have GitHub display a Verified badge. The post warns that some of its advice is terrible and is preserved for historical reasons.

## Source excerpt

⚠ WARNING: This post contains some terrible advice, and is preserved here only for historical reasons. Signing git commits has been a great idea since forever. A great unpopular idea. Luckily, that changes with the recent Github announcement. This is a quick guide on how to set it up with your keybase.io account. Keybase Jump to the git stuff, I already have Keybase. Create keybase.io account Keybase is still not publicly available, but you can ask me or anyone on Keybase for an invite.