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		tompt on Aug 23, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SSH commit verification now supported Also known as non-repudiation[1] and, as you point out, not something to be used without considering its consequences. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-repudiation

blowski on Aug 23, 2022 | [–]

What consequences? Something like "if you push to a repo that gets taken down for DCMA requests, you can't deny in court that you made the commit"?

mirekrusin on Aug 23, 2022 | [–]

You can't deny you authored commits even if somebody steals your private key?

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