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You can then configure your github client and repo to use that key to sign in two ways.<\/p>\n
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- On the command line<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
$ git config [--global] gpg.format ssh\n$ git config [--global] user.signingkey ~\/.ssh\/id_rsa.pub\n$ git config [--global] commit.gpgsign true\n<\/pre>\n
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- On the repo’s .git\/config file<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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- On the repo’s .git\/config file<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n