zsh-users/antigen

Allow secure gpg verified cloning of modules via git signatures

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#302 opened on Nov 2, 2016

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Description

Git supports signatures (see https://github.com/zsh-users/antigen/issues/301) and these can be used to make downloading of git repos more secure.

You can verify signatures directly in git pulls: git pull --verify-signatures Or you can use git verify-commit HEAD to verify the latest commit.

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Research direction
Examine the current antigen module cloning code to understand how git clone is invoked. Then research `git pull verify signatures` and `git verify commit` commands. Determine where to add the verification step and how to handle signature failures.
Tech stack
shell
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
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3
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1-2 days
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Active
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Clear
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Gitzsh
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65