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@@ -76,6 +76,25 @@ Values containing `#` or `;` must be quoted using `` ` `` or `"""`.
 
 - `LOCK_REASONS`: **Too heated,Off-topic,Resolved,Spam**: A list of reasons why a Pull Request or Issue can be locked
 
+### Repository - Signing (`repository.signing`)
+
+- `SIGNING_KEY`: **default**: \[none, KEYID, default \]: Key to sign with.
+- `SIGNING_NAME` & `SIGNING_EMAIL`: if a KEYID is provided as the `SIGNING_KEY`, use these as the Name and Email address of the signer. These should match publicized name and email address for the key.
+- `INITIAL_COMMIT`: **always**: \[never, pubkey, twofa, always\]: Sign initial commit.
+  - `never`: Never sign
+  - `pubkey`: Only sign if the user has a public key
+  - `twofa`: Only sign if the user is logged in with twofa
+  - `always`: Always sign
+  - Options other than `never` and `always` can be combined as a comma separated list.
+- `WIKI`: **never**: \[never, pubkey, twofa, always, parentsigned\]: Sign commits to wiki.
+- `CRUD_ACTIONS`: **pubkey, twofa, parentsigned**: \[never, pubkey, twofa, parentsigned, always\]: Sign CRUD actions.
+  - Options as above, with the addition of:
+  - `parentsigned`: Only sign if the parent commit is signed.
+- `MERGES`: **pubkey, twofa, basesigned, commitssigned**: \[never, pubkey, twofa, basesigned, commitssigned, always\]: Sign merges.
+  - `basesigned`: Only sign if the parent commit in the base repo is signed.
+  - `headsigned`: Only sign if the head commit in the head branch is signed.
+  - `commitssigned`: Only sign if all the commits in the head branch to the merge point are signed.
+
 ## CORS (`cors`)
 
 - `ENABLED`: **false**: enable cors headers (disabled by default)
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+---
+date: "2019-08-17T10:20:00+01:00"
+title: "GPG Commit Signatures"
+slug: "signing"
+weight: 20
+toc: false
+draft: false
+menu:
+  sidebar:
+    parent: "advanced"
+    name: "GPG Commit Signatures"
+    weight: 20
+    identifier: "signing"
+---
+
+# GPG Commit Signatures
+
+Gitea will verify GPG commit signatures in the provided tree by
+checking if the commits are signed by a key within the gitea database,
+or if the commit matches the default key for git.
+
+Keys are not checked to determine if they have expired or revoked.
+Keys are also not checked with keyservers.
+
+A commit will be marked with a grey unlocked icon if no key can be
+found to verify it. If a commit is marked with a red unlocked icon,
+it is reported to be signed with a key with an id.
+
+Please note: The signer of a commit does not have to be an author or
+committer of a commit.
+
+This functionality requires git >= 1.7.9 but for full functionality
+this requires git >= 2.0.0.
+
+## Automatic Signing
+
+There are a number of places where Gitea will generate commits itself:
+
+* Repository Initialisation
+* Wiki Changes
+* CRUD actions using the editor or the API
+* Merges from Pull Requests
+
+Depending on configuration and server trust you may want Gitea to
+sign these commits.
+
+## General Configuration
+
+Gitea's configuration for signing can be found with the
+`[repository.signing]` section of `app.ini`:
+
+```ini
+...
+[repository.signing]
+SIGNING_KEY = default
+SIGNING_NAME =
+SIGNING_EMAIL =
+INITIAL_COMMIT = always
+CRUD_ACTIONS = pubkey, twofa, parentsigned
+WIKI = never
+MERGES = pubkey, twofa, basesigned, commitssigned
+
+...
+```
+
+### `SIGNING_KEY`
+
+The first option to discuss is the `SIGNING_KEY`. There are three main
+options:
+
+* `none` - this prevents Gitea from signing any commits
+* `default` - Gitea will default to the key configured within
+`git config`
+* `KEYID` - Gitea will sign commits with the gpg key with the ID
+`KEYID`. In this case you should provide a `SIGNING_NAME` and
+`SIGNING_EMAIL` to be displayed for this key.
+
+The `default` option will interrogate `git config` for
+`commit.gpgsign` option - if this is set, then it will use the results
+of the `user.signingkey`, `user.name` and `user.email` as appropriate.
+
+Please note: by adjusting git's `config` file within Gitea's
+repositories, `SIGNING_KEY=default` could be used to provide different
+signing keys on a per-repository basis. However, this is cleary not an
+ideal UI and therefore subject to change.
+
+### `INITIAL_COMMIT`
+
+This option determines whether Gitea should sign the initial commit
+when creating a repository. The possible values are:
+
+* `never`: Never sign
+* `pubkey`: Only sign if the user has a public key
+* `twofa`: Only sign if the user logs in with two factor authentication
+* `always`: Always sign
+
+Options other than `never` and `always` can be combined as a comma
+separated list.
+
+### `WIKI`
+
+This options determines if Gitea should sign commits to the Wiki.
+The possible values are:
+
+* `never`: Never sign
+* `pubkey`: Only sign if the user has a public key
+* `twofa`: Only sign if the user logs in with two factor authentication
+* `parentsigned`: Only sign if the parent commit is signed.
+* `always`: Always sign
+
+Options other than `never` and `always` can be combined as a comma
+separated list.
+
+### `CRUD_ACTIONS`
+
+This option determines if Gitea should sign commits from the web
+editor or API CRUD actions. The possible values are:
+
+* `never`: Never sign
+* `pubkey`: Only sign if the user has a public key
+* `twofa`: Only sign if the user logs in with two factor authentication
+* `parentsigned`: Only sign if the parent commit is signed.
+* `always`: Always sign
+
+Options other than `never` and `always` can be combined as a comma
+separated list.
+
+### `MERGES`
+
+This option determines if Gitea should sign merge commits from PRs.
+The possible options are:
+
+* `never`: Never sign
+* `pubkey`: Only sign if the user has a public key
+* `twofa`: Only sign if the user logs in with two factor authentication
+* `basesigned`: Only sign if the parent commit in the base repo is signed.
+* `headsigned`: Only sign if the head commit in the head branch is signed.
+* `commitssigned`: Only sign if all the commits in the head branch to the merge point are signed.
+* `always`: Always sign
+
+Options other than `never` and `always` can be combined as a comma
+separated list.
+
+## Installing and generating a GPG key for Gitea
+
+It is up to a server administrator to determine how best to install
+a signing key. Gitea generates all its commits using the server `git`
+command at present - and therefore the server `gpg` will be used for
+signing (if configured.) Administrators should review best-practices
+for gpg - in particular it is probably advisable to only install a
+signing secret subkey without the master signing and certifying secret
+key.
+
+## Obtaining the Public Key of the Signing Key
+
+The public key used to sign Gitea's commits can be obtained from the API at:
+
+```/api/v1/signing-key.gpg```
+
+In cases where there is a repository specific key this can be obtained from:
+
+```/api/v1/repos/:username/:reponame/signing-key.gpg```