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Owner ruling D218. See docs/SIGNING-POLICY.adoc in hyperpolymath/standards. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01WRvDivYwLSeVCJUrfjic3f
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WalkthroughThe contribution guide now sets out signed-commit requirements for people and automation. It explains how unsigned commits affect merging and states that contributors must squash-merge. ChangesSigned-commit contribution policy
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- Around line 13-29: Update the “Signed commits” guidance to describe
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29-29: 🔒 Security & Privacy | 🛡️ Detected with Advanced TierAlign the documented merge policy with the effective branch protection.
.github/settings.ymlenablesallow_rebase_mergeandallow_merge_commit, while this guide says rebase-merge is disabled and directs contributors to squash.required_signatures: truedoes not establish that the active ruleset blocks rebase-and-merge. If squash-only merging is intended, disable both methods; otherwise update this guide.Disable non-squash merge methods
- allow_merge_commit: true - allow_rebase_merge: true + allow_merge_commit: false + allow_rebase_merge: false
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| as a *signing* key (`gpg.format=ssh`, `user.signingkey=<key>.pub`, | ||
| `commit.gpgsign=true`). The committer email must be verified on that account. | ||
| - **Apps, bots and workflows** never `git push` local commits. They write | ||
| through the API (`createCommitOnBranch` or the estate `signed-push` action) | ||
| so that GitHub signs each commit. | ||
| - Merge PRs with **squash**. The ruleset checks every commit on the PR branch, | ||
| not just the result, so one unsigned commit blocks the merge. Re-create such a | ||
| branch with signed commits (`git cherry-pick -S`) and open a new PR. | ||
| Rebase-merge replays commits unsigned and is disabled. |
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site:docs.github.com required signed commits rebase and merge branch protection
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GitHub’s docs say **Rebase and merge can conflict with a branch’s “Require signed commits” protection**: GitHub adds the head-branch commits to the base branch **without verifying their signatures**. If the destination branch requires signed commits, those commits may therefore fail the protection check. ([docs.github.com](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification/about-commit-signature-verification?apiVersion=2022-11-28&utm_source=openai))
GitHub’s branch-protection guidance says commits pushed to a protected branch must be signed and verified; unsigned commits may need to be rewritten and signed. ([docs.github.com](https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-protected-branches/about-protected-branches?ref=the-mergify-blog&utm_source=openai))
**Practical takeaway:** don’t assume enabling signed commits makes GitHub’s rebase-and-merge flow sign or verify the rebased commits. The docs establish the lack of signature verification during that merge method; they don’t, in the excerpts found, spell out every resulting UI or blocking behavior for each repository configuration. ([docs.github.com](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification/about-commit-signature-verification?apiVersion=2022-11-28&utm_source=openai))
Citations:
- 1: https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification/about-commit-signature-verification?apiVersion=2022-11-28&utm_source=openai
- 2: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-protected-branches/about-protected-branches?ref=the-mergify-blog&utm_source=openai
- 3: https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification/about-commit-signature-verification?apiVersion=2022-11-28&utm_source=openai
Describe rebase merging as restricted, not disabled
.github/settings.yml enables rebase merging. Branch protection requires signed commits, and GitHub documents that rebase-and-merge does not verify the head-branch signatures. The operation may therefore fail protection, but the repository setting does not disable it.
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- Rebase-merge replays commits unsigned and is disabled.
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+ required-signatures protection. Use squash merge to follow this policy.📝 Committable suggestion
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| ## Signed commits | |
| Every commit that reaches the default branch must be signed; a ruleset refuses | |
| unsigned pushes. Estate policy: | |
| [SIGNING-POLICY](https://github.com/hyperpolymath/standards/blob/main/docs/SIGNING-POLICY.adoc). | |
| - **People and interactive agents** sign with an SSH key registered on GitHub | |
| as a *signing* key (`gpg.format=ssh`, `user.signingkey=<key>.pub`, | |
| `commit.gpgsign=true`). The committer email must be verified on that account. | |
| - **Apps, bots and workflows** never `git push` local commits. They write | |
| through the API (`createCommitOnBranch` or the estate `signed-push` action) | |
| so that GitHub signs each commit. | |
| - Merge PRs with **squash**. The ruleset checks every commit on the PR branch, | |
| not just the result, so one unsigned commit blocks the merge. Re-create such a | |
| branch with signed commits (`git cherry-pick -S`) and open a new PR. | |
| Rebase-merge replays commits unsigned and is disabled. | |
| ## Signed commits | |
| Every commit that reaches the default branch must be signed; a ruleset refuses | |
| unsigned pushes. Estate policy: | |
| [SIGNING-POLICY](https://github.com/hyperpolymath/standards/blob/main/docs/SIGNING-POLICY.adoc). | |
| - **People and interactive agents** sign with an SSH key registered on GitHub | |
| as a *signing* key (`gpg.format=ssh`, `user.signingkey=<key>.pub`, | |
| `commit.gpgsign=true`). The committer email must be verified on that account. | |
| - **Apps, bots and workflows** never `git push` local commits. They write | |
| through the API (`createCommitOnBranch` or the estate `signed-push` action) | |
| so that GitHub signs each commit. | |
| - Merge PRs with **squash**. The ruleset checks every commit on the PR branch, | |
| not just the result, so one unsigned commit blocks the merge. Re-create such a | |
| branch with signed commits (`git cherry-pick -S`) and open a new PR. | |
| Rebase-merge does not verify head-branch commit signatures and may fail the | |
| required-signatures protection. Use squash merge to follow this policy. |
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Adds a Signed commits section to this repo's CONTRIBUTING, per owner ruling D218. The estate policy is
docs/SIGNING-POLICY.adocin hyperpolymath/standards.This repo's default branch is covered by the zero-bypass
Require-Signed-Commitsruleset, and rebase-merge is off. The section tells contributors what that requires:If the file already had its own signing section, that section is replaced in place instead of adding a second one. Lines elsewhere that told people to sign with GPG are changed to match the policy (SSH for people).
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