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SSH Key Commit Signing

2 posts · Dec 2024 – Mar 2025

What this trail covers

Bitbucket Cloud now supports SSH keys for signing commits, in addition to GPG keys. This enhances code security by allowing developers to verify the authenticity of their contributions. Repository administrators can enforce signed commits, providing increased control, stronger security, and better traceability. Future enhancements include system-signed commits for UI merges.

All Atlassian trails
  1. You can now sign commits with SSH keys!This post announces the addition of SSH key support for signing commits in Bitbucket Cloud, building upon existing GPG key support. It details how developers can configure their SSH keys in personal settings and how Bitbucket validates these signatures. It also highlights the benefits for repository administrators, including increased control, stronger security, and better traceability, and mentions the future addition of system-signed commits for UI merges.
  2. Strengthen code security with signed commitsThis post announces the availability of signed commits in Bitbucket Cloud using GPG keys, allowing developers to verify the authenticity of their contributions. It details how developers configure GPG keys in their personal settings and how repository admins can enforce signed commits. The post also mentions future support for SSH keys for signing commits and system-signed commits for UI merges.