Providing security and authenticity of GitHub commits is highly useful for developers. This guide will explain in detail how to configure your Mac for secure GitHub commits, including authenticated commits and SSH connections that improve workflow security.

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## Step 1: Configure Git User Information

First, you need to set your global Git configuration with your username and email. Open your terminal and enter the following commands:

```
git config --global user.name "username" // github username
git config --global user.email "email@example.com" // github email
```

This sets up your identity for all Git repositories on your machine.

## Step 2: Generate an SSH Key

SSH keys are a more secure way of logging into a server with SSH than using a password alone. Here’s how to generate an SSH key:

***2.1.*** Create a `.ssh` directory if it doesn't already exist:

```
mkdir ~/.ssh
```

***2.2.*** Generate a new SSH key using the `ed25519` algorithm:

```
ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "email@example.com"
```

***2.3.*** Start the SSH agent in the background:

```
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
```

***2.4.*** Add your SSH key to the ssh-agent and store your passphrase in the keychain:

```
ssh-add --apple-use-keychain ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
```

## Step 3: Configure SSH

Next, create and configure your SSH configuration file to ensure your keys are used properly:

***3.1.*** Create a new SSH config file:

```
touch ~/.ssh/config
```

***3.2.*** Open the config file in your preferred text editor (here, using Visual Studio Code):

```
code ~/.ssh/config
```

***3.3.*** Add the following configuration to the file:

```
Host *
  AddKeysToAgent yes
  UseKeychain yes
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
```

## Step 4: Configure GPG for Verified Commits

GitHub supports GPG (GNU Privacy Guard) keys for verifying the authorship of your commits. However, since we’re using SSH keys for simplicity, we’ll configure Git to use our SSH key for signing commits.

***4.1.*** Set Git to use SSH for GPG:

```
git config --global gpg.format ssh
```

***4.2.*** Configure Git to use your SSH key as the signing key:

```
git config --global user.signingkey ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
```

***4.3.*** Making sure that all your commits and tags are signed:

```
git config --global commit.gpgsign true
git config --global tag.gpgsign true
```

## Step 5: Allow Signing with SSH Key

To use your SSH key for signing, you need to add it to the allowed signers list:

***5.1.*** Create the `allowed_signers` file:

```
touch ~/.ssh/allowed_signers
```

***5.2*****.** Add your SSH public key to the `allowed_signers` file:

```
echo "$(git config --get user.email) namespaces=\"git\" $(cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub)" >> ~/.ssh/allowed_signers
```

## Step 6: Add SSH Key to GitHub

Finally, you need to add your SSH key to your GitHub account for both authentication and signing.

***6.1.*** Copy your SSH public key to the clipboard:

```
pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
```

***6.2.*** Go to GitHub and navigate to **[Settings > SSH and GPG keys](https://github.com/settings/keys)**.

***6.3.*** Click on **New SSH key**, give it a title, and paste your key in the **Key** field.

***6.4.*** Repeat step ***6.3***, but this time, select **Signing Key** as the key type instead of **Authentication Key**.

By following these steps, you can create a secure GitHub environment on your Mac with verified commits and SSH connectivity, improve project security, and keep contributions properly attributed.

**You are ready!** Test now by trying the SSH repository clone and pushing some commits.

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