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| author | Nicholas Johnson <nick@nicholasjohnson.ch> | 2023-07-17 00:00:00 +0000 |
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| committer | Nicholas Johnson <nick@nicholasjohnson.ch> | 2023-07-17 00:00:00 +0000 |
| commit | 9acac87485de47a1d8de704e6f49ecb79da5cff92b80dc5797d5bdd0ac452059 (patch) | |
| tree | d71e06503e2fe9d7e206a409023b696d8a6e36c4f9e027d19bff4ba8ca6a66d0 | |
| parent | de5d7ca0aee2fae473e79acbc34a47b433a7180f87dc4c53cb9cd4d77c73a62e (diff) | |
Clarify language
| -rw-r--r-- | README.md | 4 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Annotated [Git tag objects](https://git-scm.com/docs/user-manual.html#tag-object There is another timestamp which comes from the optional GnuPG signature on a commit or annotated tag. It is controlled by GnuPG. -### Removing Timestamps for Commits and Annotated Tags +### Obfuscating Timestamps for Commits and Annotated Tags Git can't remove timestamps altogether, but the `GIT_AUTHOR_DATE` and `GIT_COMMITTER_DATE` environment variables can be set to any arbitrary date. Preferably, use dates from before Git was invented to clearly signal the timestamps are forged: @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="$GIT_AUTHOR_DATE" Environment variables don't change after being set, so the dates update when a new shell is opened, not at midnight. -### 🔑 Removing Timestamps for Digital Signatures 🔑 +### 🔑 Obfuscating Timestamps for Digital Signatures 🔑 GnuPG can't remove its signature timestamps altogether, but they can be forged by configuring Git to run a custom version of GnuPG: |