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Updated the title and added GPG key information.

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Closes: #43237

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Added the GPG key fingerprint to the page.

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Updated the title and added GPG key information.
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Pull request overview

Adds GPG fingerprint information alongside the existing SSH fingerprints documentation so readers can verify GitHub-related keys from a single reference page.

Changes:

  • Update the article title to include GPG fingerprints
  • Add separate ## SSH and ## GPG sections
  • Add a GPG fingerprint block with a note about key rotation/expiration and retrieval locations
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content/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/githubs-ssh-key-fingerprints.md:22

  • variables.product.prodname_dotcom is marked "DO NOT USE" in data/variables/product.yml (use variables.product.github instead). Replace these instances to follow the repo’s variable conventions.
These are {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}'s public key fingerprints:

{% data reusables.ssh.fingerprints %}

You can add the following ssh key entries to your `~/.ssh/known_hosts` file to avoid manually verifying {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} hosts:

marcelocra and others added 3 commits March 5, 2026 13:05
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content/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/githubs-ssh-key-fingerprints.md:23

  • variables.product.prodname_dotcom is explicitly marked “DO NOT USE” in data/variables/product.yml; please replace these occurrences with the appropriate variable (likely variables.product.github or, if you specifically mean the github.com site, variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website).
These are {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}'s public key fingerprints:

{% data reusables.ssh.fingerprints %}

You can add the following ssh key entries to your `~/.ssh/known_hosts` file to avoid manually verifying {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} hosts:

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GitHub's GPG key fingerprint is not easily accessible like SSH key fingerprints

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