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+# Signing commits with GPG
+
+## Getting started
+
+- [Git Tools - Signing Your Work](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Signing-Your-Work)
+- [Git Tools - Signing Your Work: GPG introduction](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Signing-Your-Work#_gpg_introduction)
+- [Git Tools - Signing Your Work: Signing commits](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Signing-Your-Work#_signing_commits)
+
+## How GitLab handles GPG
+
+GitLab uses its own keyring to verify the GPG signature. It does not access any
+public key server.
+
+In order to have a commit verified on GitLab the corresponding public key needs
+to be uploaded to GitLab.
+
+For a signature to be verified two prerequisites need to be met:
+
+1. The public key needs to be added to GitLab
+1. One of the emails in the GPG key matches your **primary** email
+
+## Add a GPG key
+
+1. On the upper right corner, click on your avatar and go to your **Settings**.
+
+    ![Settings dropdown](../../gitlab-basics/img/profile_settings.png)
+
+1. Navigate to the **GPG keys** tab.
+
+    ![GPG Keys](img/profile_settings_gpg_keys.png)
+
+1. Paste your **public** key in the 'Key' box.
+
+    ![Paste GPG public key](img/profile_settings_gpg_keys_paste_pub.png)
+
+1. Finally, click on **Add key** to add it to GitLab. You will be able to see
+   its fingerprint, the corresponding email address and creation date.
+
+    ![GPG key single page](img/profile_settings_gpg_keys_single_key.png)
+
+>**Note:**
+Once you add a key, you cannot edit it, only remove it. In case the paste
+didn't work, you will have to remove the offending key and re-add it.
+
+## Remove a GPG key
+
+1. On the upper right corner, click on your avatar and go to your **Settings**.
+
+1. Navigate to the **GPG keys** tab.
+
+1. Click on the trash icon besides the GPG key you want to delete.
+
+>**Note:**
+Removing a key **does not unverify** already signed commits. Commits that were
+verified by using this key will stay verified. Only unpushed commits will stay
+unverified once you remove this key.
+
+## Revoke a GPG key
+
+1. On the upper right corner, click on your avatar and go to your **Settings**.
+
+1. Navigate to the **GPG keys** tab.
+
+1. Click on **Revoke** besides the GPG key you want to delete.
+
+>**Note:**
+Revoking a key **unverifies** already signed commits. Commits that were
+verified by using this key will change to an unverified state. Future commits
+will also stay unverified once you revoke this key. This action should be used
+in case your key has been compromised.
+
+## Verifying commits
+
+1. Within a project navigate to the **Commits** tag. Signed commits will show a
+   badge containing either "Verified" or "Unverified", depending on the
+   verification status of the GPG signature.
+
+    ![Signed and unsigned commits](img/project_signed_and_unsigned_commits.png)
+
+1. By clicking on the GPG badge details of the signature are displayed.
+
+    ![Signed commit with verified signature](img/project_signed_commit_verified_signature.png)
+
+    ![Signed commit with verified signature](img/project_signed_commit_unverified_signature.png)