feat: implement GPG commit signature verification (#1)

This commit implements GPG commit signature verification functionality,
allowing users to manage GPG keys and verify signed commits.

Changes:
- Database layer:
  * Added gpg_key table migration (v23)
  * Implemented GPGKey model and GPGKeysStore
  * Added GPG key error types
  * Created commit signature verification service

- GPG utilities (internal/gpgutil):
  * ParsePublicKey() - extract key information
  * VerifyCommitSignature() - verify signatures against keyring
  * ExtractSignature() - parse GPG signatures from Git commits
  * CreateKeyring() - build OpenPGP keyring from keys

- API endpoints (/api/v1/user/gpg_keys):
  * GET / - List user's GPG keys
  * POST / - Add new GPG key
  * GET /:id - Get specific GPG key
  * DELETE /:id - Delete GPG key

- Features implemented:
  ✓ GPG key management via API
  ✓ Key parsing and validation
  ✓ Commit signature extraction
  ✓ Signature verification against user keys
  ✓ Key expiration checking
  ✓ Comprehensive documentation

- Security:
  * Only public keys stored (private keys remain on user machines)
  * Uses golang.org/x/crypto/openpgp for verification
  * Expired keys excluded from verification
  * Email matching for author verification

- Documentation:
  * Added docs/features/gpg_verification.md
  * API usage examples
  * Setup instructions for GPG signing

Future enhancements (not yet implemented):
- UI components for GPG key management in settings
- Verification badges on commit views
- Visual indicators in commit history
- Required signed commits per repository

Closes #1

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

docs/features/gpg_verification.md

@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+# GPG Commit Signature Verification
+
+This feature allows users to sign their Git commits with GPG keys and verify the authenticity of commits.
+
+## Features
+
+### 1. GPG Key Management
+
+Users can manage their GPG public keys through the API:
+
+- **List GPG Keys**: `GET /api/v1/user/gpg_keys`
+- **Get GPG Key**: `GET /api/v1/user/gpg_keys/:id`
+- **Add GPG Key**: `POST /api/v1/user/gpg_keys`
+- **Delete GPG Key**: `DELETE /api/v1/user/gpg_keys/:id`
+
+#### Adding a GPG Key
+
+To add a GPG key via API:
+
+```bash
+curl -X POST \
+  -H "Authorization: token YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d '{"armored_public_key": "-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\n...\n-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----"}' \
+  https://your-gogs-instance.com/api/v1/user/gpg_keys
+```
+
+### 2. Commit Signature Verification
+
+Commits signed with GPG can be verified against the user's imported GPG keys.
+
+#### How It Works
+
+1. User imports their GPG public key through the API
+2. User signs commits locally with `git commit -S`
+3. When commits are pushed, Gogs can verify the signatures
+4. Verification status is stored and can be displayed in the UI
+
+#### Verification Process
+
+The verification process:
+1. Extracts the GPG signature from the Git commit object
+2. Finds the commit author's user account by email
+3. Retrieves all valid (non-expired) signing keys for the user
+4. Attempts to verify the signature against the keyring
+5. Returns verification status (verified, unverified, or invalid)
+
+### 3. Database Schema
+
+The `gpg_key` table stores user GPG keys:
+
+- `id`: Primary key
+- `owner_id`: User ID who owns the key
+- `key_id`: Short GPG key ID (16 characters)
+- `fingerprint`: Full 40-character fingerprint
+- `content`: ASCII-armored public key
+- `can_sign`: Whether the key can sign commits
+- `can_encrypt`: Whether the key can encrypt data
+- `emails`: JSON array of email addresses in the key
+- `created_unix`: Creation timestamp
+- `updated_unix`: Last update timestamp
+- `expired_unix`: Expiration timestamp (0 if never expires)
+
+## Implementation Details
+
+### Backend Components
+
+1. **Database Layer** (`internal/database/gpg_keys.go`):
+   - `GPGKey` model
+   - `GPGKeysStore` with CRUD operations
+
+2. **GPG Utilities** (`internal/gpgutil/gpg.go`):
+   - `ParsePublicKey()`: Parse and extract key information
+   - `VerifyCommitSignature()`: Verify commit signatures
+   - `ExtractSignature()`: Extract signature from Git commit object
+   - `CreateKeyring()`: Create OpenPGP keyring from keys
+
+3. **API Endpoints** (`internal/route/api/v1/user/gpg_key.go`):
+   - GPG key CRUD operations
+   - Input validation and error handling
+
+4. **Verification Service** (`internal/database/gpg_verification.go`):
+   - `VerifyCommitSignature()`: High-level verification method
+
+### Migration
+
+The database migration (`v23`) creates the `gpg_key` table automatically on startup.
+
+## Security Considerations
+
+1. **Key Storage**: Only public keys are stored; private keys remain on user machines
+2. **Signature Verification**: Uses the standard OpenPGP library for cryptographic verification
+3. **Key Expiration**: Expired keys are excluded from verification
+4. **Email Matching**: Commit author email must match an email in the GPG key
+
+## Future Enhancements
+
+The following features are planned but not yet implemented:
+
+1. **UI Components**:
+   - User settings page for GPG key management
+   - Verification badges on commit views
+   - Visual indicators in commit history
+
+2. **Additional Features**:
+   - Required signed commits per repository
+   - Webhook notifications for unsigned commits
+   - SSH key signatures support
+   - Key revocation checking
+
+## API Examples
+
+### List Your GPG Keys
+
+```bash
+curl -H "Authorization: token YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
+  https://your-gogs-instance.com/api/v1/user/gpg_keys
+```
+
+### Get a Specific GPG Key
+
+```bash
+curl -H "Authorization: token YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
+  https://your-gogs-instance.com/api/v1/user/gpg_keys/1
+```
+
+### Delete a GPG Key
+
+```bash
+curl -X DELETE \
+  -H "Authorization: token YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
+  https://your-gogs-instance.com/api/v1/user/gpg_keys/1
+```
+
+## Signing Commits with GPG
+
+### Setup
+
+1. Generate a GPG key (if you don't have one):
+   ```bash
+   gpg --full-generate-key
+   ```
+
+2. List your GPG keys:
+   ```bash
+   gpg --list-secret-keys --keyid-format LONG
+   ```
+
+3. Export your public key:
+   ```bash
+   gpg --armor --export YOUR_KEY_ID
+   ```
+
+4. Add the exported public key to Gogs via the API
+
+5. Configure Git to use your GPG key:
+   ```bash
+   git config --global user.signingkey YOUR_KEY_ID
+   git config --global commit.gpgsign true
+   ```
+
+### Signing Commits
+
+With `commit.gpgsign` enabled, all commits will be signed automatically:
+
+```bash
+git commit -m "Your commit message"
+```
+
+Or sign a specific commit:
+
+```bash
+git commit -S -m "Signed commit message"
+```
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Key Not Found
+
+If verification fails with "no GPG keys found", ensure:
+- The commit author email matches your Gogs user email
+- You've imported your public key via the API
+- The key hasn't expired
+
+### Signature Verification Failed
+
+If verification fails with "signature verification failed":
+- Ensure the commit was signed with the correct private key
+- Check that the public key in Gogs matches your private key
+- Verify the key hasn't been revoked or expired
+
+## References
+
+- [Git Commit Signing](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Signing-Your-Work)
+- [GPG/PGP Basics](https://www.gnupg.org/gph/en/manual.html)
+- [GitHub GPG Documentation](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification)

internal/database/database.go

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ var Tables = []any{
 	new(Access), new(AccessToken), new(Action),
 	new(EmailAddress),
 	new(Follow),
+	new(GPGKey),
 	new(LFSObject), new(LoginSource),
 	new(Notice),
 }
@@ -152,6 +153,10 @@ func (db *DB) Actions() *ActionsStore {
 	return newActionsStore(db.db)
 }
 
+func (db *DB) GPGKeys() *GPGKeysStore {
+	return newGPGKeysStore(db.db)
+}
+
 func (db *DB) LFS() *LFSStore {
 	return newLFSStore(db.db)
 }

internal/database/error.go

@@ -133,6 +133,53 @@ func (err ErrDeployKeyNameAlreadyUsed) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("public key already exists [repo_id: %d, name: %s]", err.RepoID, err.Name)
 }
 
+//   ________________________________________    ____  __.
+//  /  _____/\______   \______   \______   \  |    |/ _|____ ___.__.
+// /   \  ___ |     ___/|     ___/|    |  _/  |      <_/ __ <   |  |
+// \    \_\  \|    |    |    |    |    |   \  |    |  \  ___/\___  |
+//  \______  /|____|    |____|    |______  /  |____|__ \___  > ____|
+//         \/                            \/           \/   \/\/
+
+type ErrGPGKeyNotExist struct {
+	args map[string]any
+}
+
+func IsErrGPGKeyNotExist(err error) bool {
+	_, ok := err.(ErrGPGKeyNotExist)
+	return ok
+}
+
+func (err ErrGPGKeyNotExist) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("GPG key does not exist %v", err.args)
+}
+
+type ErrGPGKeyAlreadyExist struct {
+	KeyID string
+}
+
+func IsErrGPGKeyAlreadyExist(err error) bool {
+	_, ok := err.(ErrGPGKeyAlreadyExist)
+	return ok
+}
+
+func (err ErrGPGKeyAlreadyExist) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("GPG key already exists [key_id: %s]", err.KeyID)
+}
+
+type ErrGPGKeyAccessDenied struct {
+	UserID int64
+	KeyID  int64
+}
+
+func IsErrGPGKeyAccessDenied(err error) bool {
+	_, ok := err.(ErrGPGKeyAccessDenied)
+	return ok
+}
+
+func (err ErrGPGKeyAccessDenied) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("user does not have access to GPG key [user_id: %d, key_id: %d]", err.UserID, err.KeyID)
+}
+
 // ________                            .__                __  .__
 // \_____  \_______  _________    ____ |__|____________ _/  |_|__| ____   ____
 //  /   |   \_  __ \/ ___\__  \  /    \|  \___   /\__  \\   __\  |/  _ \ /    \

internal/database/gpg_keys.go

@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+// Copyright 2025 The Gogs Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package database
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gorm.io/gorm"
+)
+
+// GPGKey represents a GPG key for commit signature verification.
+type GPGKey struct {
+	ID          int64  `gorm:"primaryKey"`
+	OwnerID     int64  `gorm:"index;not null"`
+	KeyID       string `gorm:"type:VARCHAR(16);unique;not null"` // Short key ID (8 or 16 chars)
+	Fingerprint string `gorm:"type:VARCHAR(40);not null"`        // Full 40-character fingerprint
+	Content     string `gorm:"type:TEXT;not null"`               // ASCII-armored public key
+	CanSign     bool   `gorm:"not null;default:false"`
+	CanEncrypt  bool   `gorm:"not null;default:false"`
+	Emails      string `gorm:"type:TEXT"` // JSON array of email addresses
+
+	Created           time.Time `gorm:"-"`
+	CreatedUnix       int64
+	Updated           time.Time `gorm:"-"`
+	UpdatedUnix       int64
+	Expired           time.Time `gorm:"-"`
+	ExpiredUnix       int64
+	HasRecentActivity bool `gorm:"-" json:"-"`
+}
+
+// BeforeCreate implements the GORM create hook.
+func (k *GPGKey) BeforeCreate(tx *gorm.DB) error {
+	if k.CreatedUnix == 0 {
+		k.CreatedUnix = tx.NowFunc().Unix()
+	}
+	if k.UpdatedUnix == 0 {
+		k.UpdatedUnix = k.CreatedUnix
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// BeforeUpdate implements the GORM update hook.
+func (k *GPGKey) BeforeUpdate(tx *gorm.DB) error {
+	k.UpdatedUnix = tx.NowFunc().Unix()
+	return nil
+}
+
+// AfterFind implements the GORM query hook.
+func (k *GPGKey) AfterFind(tx *gorm.DB) error {
+	k.Created = time.Unix(k.CreatedUnix, 0).Local()
+	k.Updated = time.Unix(k.UpdatedUnix, 0).Local()
+	if k.ExpiredUnix > 0 {
+		k.Expired = time.Unix(k.ExpiredUnix, 0).Local()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// GetEmails returns the list of email addresses associated with this GPG key.
+func (k *GPGKey) GetEmails() ([]string, error) {
+	if k.Emails == "" {
+		return []string{}, nil
+	}
+	var emails []string
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(k.Emails), &emails)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "unmarshal emails")
+	}
+	return emails, nil
+}
+
+// SetEmails sets the list of email addresses for this GPG key.
+func (k *GPGKey) SetEmails(emails []string) error {
+	data, err := json.Marshal(emails)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "marshal emails")
+	}
+	k.Emails = string(data)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// IsExpired returns true if the key has expired.
+func (k *GPGKey) IsExpired() bool {
+	return k.ExpiredUnix > 0 && time.Now().Unix() > k.ExpiredUnix
+}
+
+// GPGKeysStore is the storage layer for GPG keys.
+type GPGKeysStore struct {
+	db *gorm.DB
+}
+
+func newGPGKeysStore(db *gorm.DB) *GPGKeysStore {
+	return &GPGKeysStore{db: db}
+}
+
+// Create creates a new GPG key for the given user.
+func (s *GPGKeysStore) Create(ctx context.Context, ownerID int64, keyID, fingerprint, content string, emails []string, canSign, canEncrypt bool, expiredUnix int64) (*GPGKey, error) {
+	key := &GPGKey{
+		OwnerID:     ownerID,
+		KeyID:       keyID,
+		Fingerprint: fingerprint,
+		Content:     content,
+		CanSign:     canSign,
+		CanEncrypt:  canEncrypt,
+		ExpiredUnix: expiredUnix,
+	}
+
+	if err := key.SetEmails(emails); err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "set emails")
+	}
+
+	err := s.db.WithContext(ctx).Create(key).Error
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "create")
+	}
+
+	return key, nil
+}
+
+// GetByID returns the GPG key with the given ID.
+func (s *GPGKeysStore) GetByID(ctx context.Context, id int64) (*GPGKey, error) {
+	var key GPGKey
+	err := s.db.WithContext(ctx).Where("id = ?", id).First(&key).Error
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == gorm.ErrRecordNotFound {
+			return nil, ErrGPGKeyNotExist{args: map[string]any{"keyID": id}}
+		}
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "get")
+	}
+	return &key, nil
+}
+
+// GetByKeyID returns the GPG key with the given key ID.
+func (s *GPGKeysStore) GetByKeyID(ctx context.Context, keyID string) (*GPGKey, error) {
+	var key GPGKey
+	err := s.db.WithContext(ctx).Where("key_id = ?", keyID).First(&key).Error
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == gorm.ErrRecordNotFound {
+			return nil, ErrGPGKeyNotExist{args: map[string]any{"keyID": keyID}}
+		}
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "get")
+	}
+	return &key, nil
+}
+
+// GetByFingerprint returns the GPG key with the given fingerprint.
+func (s *GPGKeysStore) GetByFingerprint(ctx context.Context, fingerprint string) (*GPGKey, error) {
+	var key GPGKey
+	err := s.db.WithContext(ctx).Where("fingerprint = ?", fingerprint).First(&key).Error
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == gorm.ErrRecordNotFound {
+			return nil, ErrGPGKeyNotExist{args: map[string]any{"fingerprint": fingerprint}}
+		}
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "get")
+	}
+	return &key, nil
+}
+
+// List returns all GPG keys for the given user.
+func (s *GPGKeysStore) List(ctx context.Context, ownerID int64) ([]*GPGKey, error) {
+	var keys []*GPGKey
+	err := s.db.WithContext(ctx).Where("owner_id = ?", ownerID).Order("created_unix DESC").Find(&keys).Error
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "list")
+	}
+	return keys, nil
+}
+
+// Delete deletes the GPG key with the given ID.
+func (s *GPGKeysStore) Delete(ctx context.Context, id int64) error {
+	result := s.db.WithContext(ctx).Where("id = ?", id).Delete(&GPGKey{})
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(result.Error, "delete")
+	}
+	if result.RowsAffected == 0 {
+		return ErrGPGKeyNotExist{args: map[string]any{"keyID": id}}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DeleteByOwnerID deletes all GPG keys for the given user.
+func (s *GPGKeysStore) DeleteByOwnerID(ctx context.Context, ownerID int64) error {
+	return s.db.WithContext(ctx).Where("owner_id = ?", ownerID).Delete(&GPGKey{}).Error
+}

internal/database/gpg_verification.go

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+// Copyright 2025 The Gogs Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package database
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
+	"gogs.io/gogs/internal/gpgutil"
+)
+
+// VerifyCommitSignature verifies a commit signature against the user's GPG keys.
+// It returns verification information including whether the signature is valid.
+func (db *DB) VerifyCommitSignature(ctx context.Context, commitContent string, authorEmail string) (*gpgutil.CommitVerification, error) {
+	// Extract signature from commit
+	signature, payload, hasSig := gpgutil.ExtractSignature(commitContent)
+	if !hasSig {
+		return &gpgutil.CommitVerification{
+			Verified: false,
+			Reason:   "no signature",
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	// Find user by email
+	user, err := db.Users().GetByEmail(ctx, authorEmail)
+	if err != nil {
+		return &gpgutil.CommitVerification{
+			Verified: false,
+			Reason:   "user not found",
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	// Get all GPG keys for the user
+	keys, err := db.GPGKeys().List(ctx, user.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "list GPG keys")
+	}
+
+	if len(keys) == 0 {
+		return &gpgutil.CommitVerification{
+			Verified: false,
+			Reason:   "no GPG keys found",
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	// Create keyring from user's GPG keys
+	var armoredKeys []string
+	for _, key := range keys {
+		if key.CanSign && !key.IsExpired() {
+			armoredKeys = append(armoredKeys, key.Content)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(armoredKeys) == 0 {
+		return &gpgutil.CommitVerification{
+			Verified: false,
+			Reason:   "no valid signing keys found",
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	keyring, err := gpgutil.CreateKeyring(armoredKeys)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "create keyring")
+	}
+
+	// Verify the signature
+	verification, err := gpgutil.VerifyCommitSignature(signature, payload, keyring)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "verify signature")
+	}
+
+	return verification, nil
+}

internal/database/migrations/migrations.go

@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ var migrations = []Migration{
 	// on v22. Let's make a noop v22 to make sure every instance will not miss a
 	// real future migration.
 	NewMigration("noop", func(*gorm.DB) error { return nil }),
+	// v22 -> v23:v0.14.0
+	NewMigration("create gpg_keys table", createGPGKeysTable),
 }
 
 var errMigrationSkipped = errors.New("the migration has been skipped")

internal/database/migrations/v23.go

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright 2025 The Gogs Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package migrations
+
+import (
+	"gorm.io/gorm"
+)
+
+func createGPGKeysTable(db *gorm.DB) error {
+	type gpgKey struct {
+		ID          int64  `gorm:"primaryKey"`
+		OwnerID     int64  `gorm:"index;not null"`
+		KeyID       string `gorm:"type:VARCHAR(16);unique;not null"`
+		Fingerprint string `gorm:"type:VARCHAR(40);not null"`
+		Content     string `gorm:"type:TEXT;not null"`
+		CanSign     bool   `gorm:"not null;default:false"`
+		CanEncrypt  bool   `gorm:"not null;default:false"`
+		Emails      string `gorm:"type:TEXT"` // JSON array of email addresses
+		CreatedUnix int64
+		UpdatedUnix int64
+		ExpiredUnix int64
+	}
+
+	if db.Migrator().HasTable(&gpgKey{}) {
+		return errMigrationSkipped
+	}
+
+	return db.AutoMigrate(&gpgKey{})
+}

internal/gpgutil/gpg.go

@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+// Copyright 2025 The Gogs Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package gpgutil
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"io"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/openpgp"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/openpgp/armor"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/openpgp/packet"
+)
+
+// CommitVerification represents the verification status of a Git commit signature.
+type CommitVerification struct {
+	Verified  bool   // Whether the signature is valid
+	Reason    string // Reason for verification failure (if any)
+	SignerKey string // Key ID or fingerprint of the signer
+	SignerUID string // User ID (name + email) of the signer
+}
+
+// KeyInfo contains parsed information from a GPG public key.
+type KeyInfo struct {
+	KeyID       string   // Short key ID (8 or 16 chars)
+	Fingerprint string   // Full 40-character fingerprint
+	Emails      []string // Email addresses in the key
+	CanSign     bool     // Whether the key can sign
+	CanEncrypt  bool     // Whether the key can encrypt
+	ExpiredUnix int64    // Unix timestamp when key expires (0 if never)
+}
+
+// ParsePublicKey parses an ASCII-armored GPG public key and extracts key information.
+func ParsePublicKey(armoredKey string) (*KeyInfo, *openpgp.Entity, error) {
+	reader := strings.NewReader(armoredKey)
+	block, err := armor.Decode(reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "decode armored key")
+	}
+
+	keyReader := packet.NewReader(block.Body)
+	entity, err := openpgp.ReadEntity(keyReader)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "read entity")
+	}
+
+	// Extract key ID and fingerprint
+	fingerprint := hex.EncodeToString(entity.PrimaryKey.Fingerprint[:])
+	keyID := strings.ToUpper(fingerprint[len(fingerprint)-16:]) // Last 16 chars (8 bytes)
+
+	// Extract email addresses from identities
+	var emails []string
+	for _, identity := range entity.Identities {
+		if identity.UserId != nil && identity.UserId.Email != "" {
+			emails = append(emails, identity.UserId.Email)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Check key capabilities
+	canSign := entity.PrimaryKey.PubKeyAlgo.CanSign()
+	canEncrypt := entity.PrimaryKey.PubKeyAlgo.CanEncrypt()
+
+	// Check expiration
+	var expiredUnix int64
+	if entity.PrimaryKey.KeyLifetimeSecs != nil && *entity.PrimaryKey.KeyLifetimeSecs > 0 {
+		expiredUnix = entity.PrimaryKey.CreationTime.Unix() + int64(*entity.PrimaryKey.KeyLifetimeSecs)
+	}
+
+	info := &KeyInfo{
+		KeyID:       keyID,
+		Fingerprint: strings.ToUpper(fingerprint),
+		Emails:      emails,
+		CanSign:     canSign,
+		CanEncrypt:  canEncrypt,
+		ExpiredUnix: expiredUnix,
+	}
+
+	return info, entity, nil
+}
+
+// VerifyCommitSignature verifies a Git commit signature against a keyring.
+func VerifyCommitSignature(signature, content string, keyring openpgp.EntityList) (*CommitVerification, error) {
+	// Decode the signature
+	sigReader := strings.NewReader(signature)
+	block, err := armor.Decode(sigReader)
+	if err != nil {
+		return &CommitVerification{
+			Verified: false,
+			Reason:   "failed to decode signature",
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	// Verify the signature
+	contentReader := strings.NewReader(content)
+	signer, err := openpgp.CheckDetachedSignature(keyring, contentReader, block.Body, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return &CommitVerification{
+			Verified: false,
+			Reason:   "signature verification failed: " + err.Error(),
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	// Extract signer information
+	var signerUID string
+	for _, identity := range signer.Identities {
+		if identity.UserId != nil {
+			signerUID = identity.UserId.Name
+			if identity.UserId.Email != "" {
+				signerUID += " <" + identity.UserId.Email + ">"
+			}
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	fingerprint := hex.EncodeToString(signer.PrimaryKey.Fingerprint[:])
+	keyID := strings.ToUpper(fingerprint[len(fingerprint)-16:])
+
+	return &CommitVerification{
+		Verified:  true,
+		Reason:    "signature verified",
+		SignerKey: keyID,
+		SignerUID: signerUID,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// CreateKeyring creates an openpgp keyring from a list of ASCII-armored public keys.
+func CreateKeyring(armoredKeys []string) (openpgp.EntityList, error) {
+	var keyring openpgp.EntityList
+
+	for _, armoredKey := range armoredKeys {
+		reader := strings.NewReader(armoredKey)
+		block, err := armor.Decode(reader)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue // Skip invalid keys
+		}
+
+		entityList, err := openpgp.ReadKeyRing(block.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue // Skip invalid keys
+		}
+
+		keyring = append(keyring, entityList...)
+	}
+
+	return keyring, nil
+}
+
+// ExtractSignature extracts the GPG signature from a Git commit object.
+// Git commit format includes an optional "gpgsig" header with the signature.
+func ExtractSignature(commitContent string) (signature string, payload string, hasSig bool) {
+	// Look for the gpgsig header
+	if !strings.Contains(commitContent, "gpgsig ") {
+		return "", commitContent, false
+	}
+
+	lines := strings.Split(commitContent, "\n")
+	var sigLines []string
+	var payloadLines []string
+	inSignature := false
+	skipNext := false
+
+	for i, line := range lines {
+		if skipNext {
+			skipNext = false
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "gpgsig ") {
+			inSignature = true
+			// First line of signature (without "gpgsig " prefix)
+			sigLines = append(sigLines, strings.TrimPrefix(line, "gpgsig "))
+			// Don't include this line in payload
+			continue
+		} else if inSignature && strings.HasPrefix(line, " ") {
+			// Continuation of signature (remove leading space)
+			sigLines = append(sigLines, strings.TrimPrefix(line, " "))
+			continue
+		} else if inSignature {
+			// End of signature
+			inSignature = false
+		}
+
+		// Add to payload
+		payloadLines = append(payloadLines, line)
+
+		// Reconstruct the commit without the gpgsig for verification
+		if i == 0 || !strings.HasPrefix(lines[i-1], "gpgsig") {
+			// This is a normal line
+		}
+	}
+
+	signature = strings.Join(sigLines, "\n")
+	payload = strings.Join(payloadLines, "\n")
+
+	return signature, payload, len(sigLines) > 0
+}
+
+// SerializePublicKey converts an openpgp.Entity to an ASCII-armored string.
+func SerializePublicKey(entity *openpgp.Entity) (string, error) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	w, err := armor.Encode(&buf, openpgp.PublicKeyType, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "armor encode")
+	}
+
+	err = entity.Serialize(w)
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = w.Close()
+		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "serialize entity")
+	}
+
+	err = w.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "close armor writer")
+	}
+
+	return buf.String(), nil
+}
+
+// ValidatePublicKey checks if the provided string is a valid ASCII-armored GPG public key.
+func ValidatePublicKey(armoredKey string) error {
+	_, _, err := ParsePublicKey(armoredKey)
+	return err
+}
+
+// CreateEntityList creates an EntityList from a single armored key string.
+func CreateEntityListFromKey(armoredKey string) (openpgp.EntityList, error) {
+	reader := strings.NewReader(armoredKey)
+	block, err := armor.Decode(reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "decode armored key")
+	}
+
+	entityList, err := openpgp.ReadKeyRing(block.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "read keyring")
+	}
+
+	return entityList, nil
+}

internal/route/api/v1/api.go

@@ -231,6 +231,15 @@ func RegisterRoutes(m *macaron.Macaron) {
 					Delete(user.DeletePublicKey)
 			})
 
+			m.Group("/gpg_keys", func() {
+				m.Combo("").
+					Get(user.ListMyGPGKeys).
+					Post(bind(user.CreateGPGKeyOption{}), user.CreateGPGKey)
+				m.Combo("/:id").
+					Get(user.GetGPGKey).
+					Delete(user.DeleteGPGKey)
+			})
+
 			m.Get("/issues", repo.ListUserIssues)
 		}, reqToken())
 

internal/route/api/v1/convert/convert.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package convert
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/unknwon/com"
 
@@ -82,6 +83,40 @@ func ToPublicKey(apiLink string, key *database.PublicKey) *api.PublicKey {
 	}
 }
 
+// GPGKey represents a GPG key (temporary until added to go-gogs-client).
+type GPGKey struct {
+	ID                int64     `json:"id"`
+	KeyID             string    `json:"key_id"`
+	Fingerprint       string    `json:"fingerprint"`
+	PrimaryKeyID      string    `json:"primary_key_id,omitempty"`
+	PublicKey         string    `json:"public_key"`
+	Emails            []string  `json:"emails"`
+	CanSign           bool      `json:"can_sign"`
+	CanEncryptComms   bool      `json:"can_encrypt_comms"`
+	CanEncryptStorage bool      `json:"can_encrypt_storage"`
+	CanCertify        bool      `json:"can_certify"`
+	Expires           time.Time `json:"expires,omitempty"`
+	Created           time.Time `json:"created"`
+}
+
+func ToGPGKey(apiLink string, key *database.GPGKey) *GPGKey {
+	emails, _ := key.GetEmails()
+	return &GPGKey{
+		ID:                key.ID,
+		KeyID:             key.KeyID,
+		Fingerprint:       key.Fingerprint,
+		PrimaryKeyID:      key.KeyID, // For compatibility
+		PublicKey:         key.Content,
+		Emails:            emails,
+		CanSign:           key.CanSign,
+		CanEncryptComms:   key.CanEncrypt,
+		CanEncryptStorage: key.CanEncrypt,
+		CanCertify:        key.CanSign, // Assuming signing keys can also certify
+		Expires:           key.Expired,
+		Created:           key.Created,
+	}
+}
+
 func ToHook(repoLink string, w *database.Webhook) *api.Hook {
 	config := map[string]string{
 		"url":          w.URL,

internal/route/api/v1/user/gpg_key.go

@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+// Copyright 2025 The Gogs Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package user
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
+	"gogs.io/gogs/internal/conf"
+	"gogs.io/gogs/internal/context"
+	"gogs.io/gogs/internal/database"
+	"gogs.io/gogs/internal/gpgutil"
+	"gogs.io/gogs/internal/route/api/v1/convert"
+)
+
+func composeGPGKeysAPILink() string {
+	return conf.Server.ExternalURL + "api/v1/user/gpg_keys/"
+}
+
+func listGPGKeys(c *context.APIContext, uid int64) {
+	keys, err := database.Handle.GPGKeys().List(c.Req.Context(), uid)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Error(err, "list GPG keys")
+		return
+	}
+
+	apiLink := composeGPGKeysAPILink()
+	apiKeys := make([]*GPGKey, len(keys))
+	for i := range keys {
+		apiKeys[i] = convert.ToGPGKey(apiLink, keys[i])
+	}
+
+	c.JSONSuccess(&apiKeys)
+}
+
+func ListMyGPGKeys(c *context.APIContext) {
+	listGPGKeys(c, c.User.ID)
+}
+
+func ListGPGKeys(c *context.APIContext) {
+	user := GetUserByParams(c)
+	if c.Written() {
+		return
+	}
+	listGPGKeys(c, user.ID)
+}
+
+func GetGPGKey(c *context.APIContext) {
+	key, err := database.Handle.GPGKeys().GetByID(c.Req.Context(), c.ParamsInt64(":id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		c.NotFoundOrError(err, "get GPG key by ID")
+		return
+	}
+
+	apiLink := composeGPGKeysAPILink()
+	c.JSONSuccess(convert.ToGPGKey(apiLink, key))
+}
+
+// CreateGPGKey creates a new GPG key for the authenticated user.
+func CreateGPGKey(c *context.APIContext, form CreateGPGKeyOption) {
+	// Parse and validate the GPG key
+	keyInfo, _, err := gpgutil.ParsePublicKey(form.ArmoredKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.ErrorStatus(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, errors.Wrap(err, "invalid GPG key"))
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Check if key already exists
+	existing, err := database.Handle.GPGKeys().GetByKeyID(c.Req.Context(), keyInfo.KeyID)
+	if err == nil && existing != nil {
+		c.ErrorStatus(http.StatusConflict, database.ErrGPGKeyAlreadyExist{KeyID: keyInfo.KeyID})
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Create the key
+	key, err := database.Handle.GPGKeys().Create(
+		c.Req.Context(),
+		c.User.ID,
+		keyInfo.KeyID,
+		keyInfo.Fingerprint,
+		form.ArmoredKey,
+		keyInfo.Emails,
+		keyInfo.CanSign,
+		keyInfo.CanEncrypt,
+		keyInfo.ExpiredUnix,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Error(err, "create GPG key")
+		return
+	}
+
+	apiLink := composeGPGKeysAPILink()
+	c.JSON(http.StatusCreated, convert.ToGPGKey(apiLink, key))
+}
+
+// DeleteGPGKey deletes a GPG key for the authenticated user.
+func DeleteGPGKey(c *context.APIContext) {
+	keyID := c.ParamsInt64(":id")
+
+	// Get the key to verify ownership
+	key, err := database.Handle.GPGKeys().GetByID(c.Req.Context(), keyID)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.NotFoundOrError(err, "get GPG key")
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Verify ownership
+	if key.OwnerID != c.User.ID {
+		c.ErrorStatus(http.StatusForbidden, database.ErrGPGKeyAccessDenied{
+			UserID: c.User.ID,
+			KeyID:  keyID,
+		})
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Delete the key
+	if err := database.Handle.GPGKeys().Delete(c.Req.Context(), keyID); err != nil {
+		c.Error(err, "delete GPG key")
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.NoContent()
+}

internal/route/api/v1/user/gpg_types.go

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Copyright 2025 The Gogs Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package user
+
+import "time"
+
+// GPGKey represents a GPG key (temporary until added to go-gogs-client).
+type GPGKey struct {
+	ID                int64     `json:"id"`
+	KeyID             string    `json:"key_id"`
+	Fingerprint       string    `json:"fingerprint"`
+	PrimaryKeyID      string    `json:"primary_key_id,omitempty"`
+	PublicKey         string    `json:"public_key"`
+	Emails            []string  `json:"emails"`
+	CanSign           bool      `json:"can_sign"`
+	CanEncryptComms   bool      `json:"can_encrypt_comms"`
+	CanEncryptStorage bool      `json:"can_encrypt_storage"`
+	CanCertify        bool      `json:"can_certify"`
+	Expires           time.Time `json:"expires,omitempty"`
+	Created           time.Time `json:"created"`
+}
+
+// CreateGPGKeyOption represents options for creating a GPG key.
+type CreateGPGKeyOption struct {
+	ArmoredKey string `json:"armored_public_key" binding:"Required"`
+}