[SOLVED] Git commit asks for OpenPGP secret key every time

Git commit asks for OpenPGP secret key every time

I've been a linux user for a long time, and recently I started using a macbook. As part of my setup process i did the usual "get git going", which included making an ssh key. All that went fine. I also had to instal gpg because git would not let me commit unless my commits were signed, fair enough. I generated the key, and gave it a password. It worked, I can commit freely! Well, sort of.

Whenever I try to commit anything, I get the following message, and am forced to input my password "Please enter the passphrase to unlock the OpenPGP secret key:" Now, i've scoured the internet, and found a lot of articles on how to remember your password when you're git pushing, (which i had already configured), and all other kind of unrelated articles. My coworkers don't have this issue, and I can't find a way to keep from having to input the password every time.

Hopefully there's a super simple how to I missed by virtue of not knowing the right keywords.

Thanks ahead of time.

Solution

I followed this guide and was able to get the UI dialog which asks for saving the password to the keychain. Using it with MacOS Monterey 12.0.1.

Content of ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf:

pinentry-program /opt/homebrew/bin/pinentry-mac
enable-ssh-support

After that, kill all GnuPG processes (Not all of them are actually installed):
```
killall gpg-agent
killall gpg2
killall gpg
killall dirmngr
```
Run the following test:
```
echo "Test" | gpg -as
```

The dialog from Pinentry Mac (as shown above) should be showing up.

For my GPG setup I followed the guide from this gist.