Linux Gpg Signing

DevOps & Security

linux-gpg-signing

Linux Gpg Signing is an Agent Skill for devops & security published in the a5c-ai/babysitter repository on GitHub: a SKILL.md instruction file an AI agent can load to do this task.

Sign Linux packages with GPG keys for secure distribution

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Inspect the Agent Skill at https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter/blob/HEAD/library/specializations/desktop-development/skills/linux-gpg-signing/SKILL.md and all supporting files. Report provenance, permissions, scripts, dependencies, and security risks. Propose an exact installation into .agents/skills/linux-gpg-signing, but wait for my approval before writing files or running scripts.

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linux-gpg-signing

Sign Linux packages with GPG keys for secure distribution through package repositories.

Capabilities

Generate GPG signing keys
Sign DEB packages
Sign RPM packages
Sign AppImages
Configure APT repository signing
Set up YUM/DNF repository signing
Export public keys for distribution

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "packagePath": { "type": "string" },
    "keyId": { "type": "string" },
    "packageType": { "enum": ["deb", "rpm", "appimage"] }
  },
  "required": ["packagePath", "keyId"]
}

Signing Commands

# Generate GPG key
gpg --full-generate-key

# Sign DEB package
dpkg-sig --sign builder -k $KEY_ID package.deb

# Sign RPM package
rpm --addsign -D "_gpg_name $KEY_ID" package.rpm

# Export public key
gpg --armor --export $KEY_ID > public-key.asc

Related Skills

deb-package-builder
rpm-spec-generator