SSH key for Authentication and Signing commits

Generate a SSH key

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "your_email@example.com"

If you are on Windows, do not rename the file

Enter file in which to save the key (~/.ssh/id_ed25519):

Give it a password

Start the agent

eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519

Add the SSH key to your Github/Gitlab account

Linux

cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

Windows

clip < ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

Copy the contents of the .pub file displayed in the terminal to your clipboard

Paste the contents into your account -> settings -> ssh keys

Test your connection

ssh -T git@github.com

Configure Git to sign commits with your SSH key

git config --global gpg.format ssh
git config --global user.signingkey ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
git config --global commit.gpgsign true

Set VS Code

• preferences > settings > gpg > enable commit signing with gpg