feat: GPG keypair generation and signing documentation

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title: Signing Commits with GPG
author: Al Bowles
revision_date: 2022-06-13
rc:
prod: Rocky Linux
ver: 8
level: Final
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# Creating your primary keypair
Create a new gpg keypair, ideally set to expire in <= 1y
gpg --full-generate-key --expert
Select eddsa [ECC] and set a validity period
Specify real name and email address to associate with this keypair
Type a passphrase
# Create a signing keypair
Add a signing subkey
gpg --edit-key my@email.addr
gpg> addkey
[ passphrase ]
Select [ECC] (sign / authenticate / encrypt?) for kind of key, 4096 bits, valid for 180d
gpg> save
Create revocation certificate
gpg --output \<my@email.addr\>.gpg-revocation-certificate --gen-revoke my@email.addr
# Back up your keypair
Export the *primary keypair* (put these somewhere very safe along with revocation certificate)
gpg --export-secret-keys --armor my@email.addr > \<my@email.addr\>.private.gpg-key
gpg --export --armor my@email.addr > \<my@email.addr\>.public.gpg-key
# Remove the *primary keypair* from your keyring
Export all subkeys from the new keypair to a file - use ramfs instead of tmpfs/ or /dev/shm/ because ramfs doesn't write to swap
mkdir /tmp/gpg
sudo mount -t ramfs -o size=1M ramfs /tmp/gpg
sudo chown $(logname):$(logname) /tmp/gpg
gpg --export-secret-subkeys my@email.addr > /tmp/gpg/subkeys
Delete original signing subkey from keypair in our keyring
gpg --delete-secret-key my@email.addr
Re-import the previously exported keys
gpg --import /tmp/gpg/subkeys
sudo umount /tmp/gpg
rmdir /tmp/gpg
Look for `sec#` instead of `sec` in the output - pound sign means signing subkey is *not* in the keypair located in the keyring
gpg --list-secret-keys $HOME/.gnupg/secring.gpg
# Revoking a *signing keypair*
Find the *primary keypair* and import it (preferably into an ephemeral system like a liveUSB)
gpg --import /path/to/\<my@email.addr\>.public.gpg-key /path/to/\<my@email.addr\>.private.gpg-key
gpg --edit-key my@email.addr
gpg> revkey
[ passphrase twice ]
gpg> save
# Renew an expired or expiring keypair
gpg --edit-key my@email.addr
[select a key]
gpg> expire
[specify an expiration]
gpg> save
# Create a single signed git commit
git commit -S -m "my awesome signed commit"
# Configure git to always sign commits with a specified key
$ gpg --list-secret-keys --keyid-format=long # grab the fingerprint from the 'sec' line
git config [--global] commit.gpgsign true
git config [--global] user.signingkey DEADB33FBAD1D3A
# Configure VSCode to sign commits
# User or workspace setting
"git.enableCommitSigning": true
# References
[OpenPGP Best Practices](https://riseup.net/en/security/message-security/openpgp/best-practices#key-configuration)<br>
[Github: Signing Commits](https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.5/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification/signing-commits)<br>
[Braincoke's Log: Create a GPG Key](https://blog.braincoke.fr/security/create-a-gpg-key/)<br>
[Creating the Perfect GPG Keypair](https://alexcabal.com/creating-the-perfect-gpg-keypair)<br>
[Digital Neanderthal: Generate GPG Keys With Curve Ed25519](https://www.digitalneanderthal.com/post/gpg/)<br>