1 files changed, 552 insertions, 50 deletions

diff --git a/gpg-interface.c b/gpg-interface.c
index b499270836..3e7255a2a9 100644
--- a/gpg-interface.c
+++ b/gpg-interface.c
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 #include "cache.h"
+#include "commit.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "run-command.h"
 #include "strbuf.h"
+#include "dir.h"
 #include "gpg-interface.h"
 #include "sigchain.h"
 #include "tempfile.h"
+#include "alias.h"
 
 static char *configured_signing_key;
+static const char *ssh_default_key_command, *ssh_allowed_signers, *ssh_revocation_file;
 static enum signature_trust_level configured_min_trust_level = TRUST_UNDEFINED;
 
 struct gpg_format {
@@ -14,6 +18,14 @@ struct gpg_format {
 	const char *program;
 	const char **verify_args;
 	const char **sigs;
+	int (*verify_signed_buffer)(struct signature_check *sigc,
+				    struct gpg_format *fmt, const char *payload,
+				    size_t payload_size, const char *signature,
+				    size_t signature_size);
+	int (*sign_buffer)(struct strbuf *buffer, struct strbuf *signature,
+			   const char *signing_key);
+	const char *(*get_default_key)(void);
+	const char *(*get_key_id)(void);
 };
 
 static const char *openpgp_verify_args[] = {
@@ -34,14 +46,59 @@ static const char *x509_sigs[] = {
 	NULL
 };
 
+static const char *ssh_verify_args[] = { NULL };
+static const char *ssh_sigs[] = {
+	"-----BEGIN SSH SIGNATURE-----",
+	NULL
+};
+
+static int verify_gpg_signed_buffer(struct signature_check *sigc,
+				    struct gpg_format *fmt, const char *payload,
+				    size_t payload_size, const char *signature,
+				    size_t signature_size);
+static int verify_ssh_signed_buffer(struct signature_check *sigc,
+				    struct gpg_format *fmt, const char *payload,
+				    size_t payload_size, const char *signature,
+				    size_t signature_size);
+static int sign_buffer_gpg(struct strbuf *buffer, struct strbuf *signature,
+			   const char *signing_key);
+static int sign_buffer_ssh(struct strbuf *buffer, struct strbuf *signature,
+			   const char *signing_key);
+
+static const char *get_default_ssh_signing_key(void);
+
+static const char *get_ssh_key_id(void);
+
 static struct gpg_format gpg_format[] = {
-	{ .name = "openpgp", .program = "gpg",
-	  .verify_args = openpgp_verify_args,
-	  .sigs = openpgp_sigs
+	{
+		.name = "openpgp",
+		.program = "gpg",
+		.verify_args = openpgp_verify_args,
+		.sigs = openpgp_sigs,
+		.verify_signed_buffer = verify_gpg_signed_buffer,
+		.sign_buffer = sign_buffer_gpg,
+		.get_default_key = NULL,
+		.get_key_id = NULL,
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "x509",
+		.program = "gpgsm",
+		.verify_args = x509_verify_args,
+		.sigs = x509_sigs,
+		.verify_signed_buffer = verify_gpg_signed_buffer,
+		.sign_buffer = sign_buffer_gpg,
+		.get_default_key = NULL,
+		.get_key_id = NULL,
 	},
-	{ .name = "x509", .program = "gpgsm",
-	  .verify_args = x509_verify_args,
-	  .sigs = x509_sigs
+	{
+		.name = "ssh",
+		.program = "ssh-keygen",
+		.verify_args = ssh_verify_args,
+		.sigs = ssh_sigs,
+		.verify_signed_buffer = verify_ssh_signed_buffer,
+		.sign_buffer = sign_buffer_ssh,
+		.get_default_key = get_default_ssh_signing_key,
+		.get_key_id = get_ssh_key_id,
 	},
 };
 
@@ -71,7 +128,7 @@ static struct gpg_format *get_format_by_sig(const char *sig)
 void signature_check_clear(struct signature_check *sigc)
 {
 	FREE_AND_NULL(sigc->payload);
-	FREE_AND_NULL(sigc->gpg_output);
+	FREE_AND_NULL(sigc->output);
 	FREE_AND_NULL(sigc->gpg_status);
 	FREE_AND_NULL(sigc->signer);
 	FREE_AND_NULL(sigc->key);
@@ -256,16 +313,16 @@ error:
 	FREE_AND_NULL(sigc->key);
 }
 
-static int verify_signed_buffer(const char *payload, size_t payload_size,
-				const char *signature, size_t signature_size,
-				struct strbuf *gpg_output,
-				struct strbuf *gpg_status)
+static int verify_gpg_signed_buffer(struct signature_check *sigc,
+				    struct gpg_format *fmt, const char *payload,
+				    size_t payload_size, const char *signature,
+				    size_t signature_size)
 {
 	struct child_process gpg = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
-	struct gpg_format *fmt;
 	struct tempfile *temp;
 	int ret;
-	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf gpg_stdout = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf gpg_stderr = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 	temp = mks_tempfile_t(".git_vtag_tmpXXXXXX");
 	if (!temp)
@@ -278,10 +335,6 @@ static int verify_signed_buffer(const char *payload, size_t payload_size,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	fmt = get_format_by_sig(signature);
-	if (!fmt)
-		BUG("bad signature '%s'", signature);
-
 	strvec_push(&gpg.args, fmt->program);
 	strvec_pushv(&gpg.args, fmt->verify_args);
 	strvec_pushl(&gpg.args,
@@ -289,18 +342,222 @@ static int verify_signed_buffer(const char *payload, size_t payload_size,
 		     "--verify", temp->filename.buf, "-",
 		     NULL);
 
-	if (!gpg_status)
-		gpg_status = &buf;
-
 	sigchain_push(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
-	ret = pipe_command(&gpg, payload, payload_size,
-			   gpg_status, 0, gpg_output, 0);
+	ret = pipe_command(&gpg, payload, payload_size, &gpg_stdout, 0,
+			   &gpg_stderr, 0);
 	sigchain_pop(SIGPIPE);
 
 	delete_tempfile(&temp);
 
-	ret |= !strstr(gpg_status->buf, "\n[GNUPG:] GOODSIG ");
-	strbuf_release(&buf); /* no matter it was used or not */
+	ret |= !strstr(gpg_stdout.buf, "\n[GNUPG:] GOODSIG ");
+	sigc->payload = xmemdupz(payload, payload_size);
+	sigc->output = strbuf_detach(&gpg_stderr, NULL);
+	sigc->gpg_status = strbuf_detach(&gpg_stdout, NULL);
+
+	parse_gpg_output(sigc);
+
+	strbuf_release(&gpg_stdout);
+	strbuf_release(&gpg_stderr);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void parse_ssh_output(struct signature_check *sigc)
+{
+	const char *line, *principal, *search;
+	char *to_free;
+	char *key = NULL;
+
+	/*
+	 * ssh-keygen output should be:
+	 * Good "git" signature for PRINCIPAL with RSA key SHA256:FINGERPRINT
+	 *
+	 * or for valid but unknown keys:
+	 * Good "git" signature with RSA key SHA256:FINGERPRINT
+	 *
+	 * Note that "PRINCIPAL" can contain whitespace, "RSA" and
+	 * "SHA256" part could be a different token that names of
+	 * the algorithms used, and "FINGERPRINT" is a hexadecimal
+	 * string.  By finding the last occurence of " with ", we can
+	 * reliably parse out the PRINCIPAL.
+	 */
+	sigc->result = 'B';
+	sigc->trust_level = TRUST_NEVER;
+
+	line = to_free = xmemdupz(sigc->output, strcspn(sigc->output, "\n"));
+
+	if (skip_prefix(line, "Good \"git\" signature for ", &line)) {
+		/* Search for the last "with" to get the full principal */
+		principal = line;
+		do {
+			search = strstr(line, " with ");
+			if (search)
+				line = search + 1;
+		} while (search != NULL);
+		if (line == principal)
+			goto cleanup;
+
+		/* Valid signature and known principal */
+		sigc->result = 'G';
+		sigc->trust_level = TRUST_FULLY;
+		sigc->signer = xmemdupz(principal, line - principal - 1);
+	} else if (skip_prefix(line, "Good \"git\" signature with ", &line)) {
+		/* Valid signature, but key unknown */
+		sigc->result = 'G';
+		sigc->trust_level = TRUST_UNDEFINED;
+	} else {
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	key = strstr(line, "key ");
+	if (key) {
+		sigc->fingerprint = xstrdup(strstr(line, "key ") + 4);
+		sigc->key = xstrdup(sigc->fingerprint);
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * Output did not match what we expected
+		 * Treat the signature as bad
+		 */
+		sigc->result = 'B';
+	}
+
+cleanup:
+	free(to_free);
+}
+
+static int verify_ssh_signed_buffer(struct signature_check *sigc,
+				    struct gpg_format *fmt, const char *payload,
+				    size_t payload_size, const char *signature,
+				    size_t signature_size)
+{
+	struct child_process ssh_keygen = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+	struct tempfile *buffer_file;
+	int ret = -1;
+	const char *line;
+	size_t trust_size;
+	char *principal;
+	struct strbuf ssh_principals_out = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf ssh_principals_err = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf ssh_keygen_out = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf ssh_keygen_err = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	if (!ssh_allowed_signers) {
+		error(_("gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile needs to be configured and exist for ssh signature verification"));
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	buffer_file = mks_tempfile_t(".git_vtag_tmpXXXXXX");
+	if (!buffer_file)
+		return error_errno(_("could not create temporary file"));
+	if (write_in_full(buffer_file->fd, signature, signature_size) < 0 ||
+	    close_tempfile_gently(buffer_file) < 0) {
+		error_errno(_("failed writing detached signature to '%s'"),
+			    buffer_file->filename.buf);
+		delete_tempfile(&buffer_file);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	/* Find the principal from the signers */
+	strvec_pushl(&ssh_keygen.args, fmt->program,
+		     "-Y", "find-principals",
+		     "-f", ssh_allowed_signers,
+		     "-s", buffer_file->filename.buf,
+		     NULL);
+	ret = pipe_command(&ssh_keygen, NULL, 0, &ssh_principals_out, 0,
+			   &ssh_principals_err, 0);
+	if (ret && strstr(ssh_principals_err.buf, "usage:")) {
+		error(_("ssh-keygen -Y find-principals/verify is needed for ssh signature verification (available in openssh version 8.2p1+)"));
+		goto out;
+	}
+	if (ret || !ssh_principals_out.len) {
+		/*
+		 * We did not find a matching principal in the allowedSigners
+		 * Check without validation
+		 */
+		child_process_init(&ssh_keygen);
+		strvec_pushl(&ssh_keygen.args, fmt->program,
+			     "-Y", "check-novalidate",
+			     "-n", "git",
+			     "-s", buffer_file->filename.buf,
+			     NULL);
+		pipe_command(&ssh_keygen, payload, payload_size,
+				   &ssh_keygen_out, 0, &ssh_keygen_err, 0);
+
+		/*
+		 * Fail on unknown keys
+		 * we still call check-novalidate to display the signature info
+		 */
+		ret = -1;
+	} else {
+		/* Check every principal we found (one per line) */
+		for (line = ssh_principals_out.buf; *line;
+		     line = strchrnul(line + 1, '\n')) {
+			while (*line == '\n')
+				line++;
+			if (!*line)
+				break;
+
+			trust_size = strcspn(line, "\n");
+			principal = xmemdupz(line, trust_size);
+
+			child_process_init(&ssh_keygen);
+			strbuf_release(&ssh_keygen_out);
+			strbuf_release(&ssh_keygen_err);
+			strvec_push(&ssh_keygen.args, fmt->program);
+			/*
+			 * We found principals
+			 * Try with each until we find a match
+			 */
+			strvec_pushl(&ssh_keygen.args, "-Y", "verify",
+				     "-n", "git",
+				     "-f", ssh_allowed_signers,
+				     "-I", principal,
+				     "-s", buffer_file->filename.buf,
+				     NULL);
+
+			if (ssh_revocation_file) {
+				if (file_exists(ssh_revocation_file)) {
+					strvec_pushl(&ssh_keygen.args, "-r",
+						     ssh_revocation_file, NULL);
+				} else {
+					warning(_("ssh signing revocation file configured but not found: %s"),
+						ssh_revocation_file);
+				}
+			}
+
+			sigchain_push(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+			ret = pipe_command(&ssh_keygen, payload, payload_size,
+					   &ssh_keygen_out, 0, &ssh_keygen_err, 0);
+			sigchain_pop(SIGPIPE);
+
+			FREE_AND_NULL(principal);
+
+			if (!ret)
+				ret = !starts_with(ssh_keygen_out.buf, "Good");
+
+			if (!ret)
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	sigc->payload = xmemdupz(payload, payload_size);
+	strbuf_stripspace(&ssh_keygen_out, 0);
+	strbuf_stripspace(&ssh_keygen_err, 0);
+	/* Add stderr outputs to show the user actual ssh-keygen errors */
+	strbuf_add(&ssh_keygen_out, ssh_principals_err.buf, ssh_principals_err.len);
+	strbuf_add(&ssh_keygen_out, ssh_keygen_err.buf, ssh_keygen_err.len);
+	sigc->output = strbuf_detach(&ssh_keygen_out, NULL);
+	sigc->gpg_status = xstrdup(sigc->output);
+
+	parse_ssh_output(sigc);
+
+out:
+	if (buffer_file)
+		delete_tempfile(&buffer_file);
+	strbuf_release(&ssh_principals_out);
+	strbuf_release(&ssh_principals_err);
+	strbuf_release(&ssh_keygen_out);
+	strbuf_release(&ssh_keygen_err);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -308,35 +565,32 @@ static int verify_signed_buffer(const char *payload, size_t payload_size,
 int check_signature(const char *payload, size_t plen, const char *signature,
 	size_t slen, struct signature_check *sigc)
 {
-	struct strbuf gpg_output = STRBUF_INIT;
-	struct strbuf gpg_status = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct gpg_format *fmt;
 	int status;
 
 	sigc->result = 'N';
 	sigc->trust_level = -1;
 
-	status = verify_signed_buffer(payload, plen, signature, slen,
-				      &gpg_output, &gpg_status);
-	if (status && !gpg_output.len)
-		goto out;
-	sigc->payload = xmemdupz(payload, plen);
-	sigc->gpg_output = strbuf_detach(&gpg_output, NULL);
-	sigc->gpg_status = strbuf_detach(&gpg_status, NULL);
-	parse_gpg_output(sigc);
+	fmt = get_format_by_sig(signature);
+	if (!fmt)
+		die(_("bad/incompatible signature '%s'"), signature);
+
+	status = fmt->verify_signed_buffer(sigc, fmt, payload, plen, signature,
+					   slen);
+
+	if (status && !sigc->output)
+		return !!status;
+
 	status |= sigc->result != 'G';
 	status |= sigc->trust_level < configured_min_trust_level;
 
- out:
-	strbuf_release(&gpg_status);
-	strbuf_release(&gpg_output);
-
 	return !!status;
 }
 
 void print_signature_buffer(const struct signature_check *sigc, unsigned flags)
 {
-	const char *output = flags & GPG_VERIFY_RAW ?
-		sigc->gpg_status : sigc->gpg_output;
+	const char *output = flags & GPG_VERIFY_RAW ? sigc->gpg_status :
+							    sigc->output;
 
 	if (flags & GPG_VERIFY_VERBOSE && sigc->payload)
 		fputs(sigc->payload, stdout);
@@ -345,7 +599,7 @@ void print_signature_buffer(const struct signature_check *sigc, unsigned flags)
 		fputs(output, stderr);
 }
 
-size_t parse_signature(const char *buf, size_t size)
+size_t parse_signed_buffer(const char *buf, size_t size)
 {
 	size_t len = 0;
 	size_t match = size;
@@ -361,6 +615,18 @@ size_t parse_signature(const char *buf, size_t size)
 	return match;
 }
 
+int parse_signature(const char *buf, size_t size, struct strbuf *payload, struct strbuf *signature)
+{
+	size_t match = parse_signed_buffer(buf, size);
+	if (match != size) {
+		strbuf_add(payload, buf, match);
+		remove_signature(payload);
+		strbuf_add(signature, buf + match, size - match);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void set_signing_key(const char *key)
 {
 	free(configured_signing_key);
@@ -406,12 +672,33 @@ int git_gpg_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (!strcmp(var, "gpg.ssh.defaultkeycommand")) {
+		if (!value)
+			return config_error_nonbool(var);
+		return git_config_string(&ssh_default_key_command, var, value);
+	}
+
+	if (!strcmp(var, "gpg.ssh.allowedsignersfile")) {
+		if (!value)
+			return config_error_nonbool(var);
+		return git_config_pathname(&ssh_allowed_signers, var, value);
+	}
+
+	if (!strcmp(var, "gpg.ssh.revocationfile")) {
+		if (!value)
+			return config_error_nonbool(var);
+		return git_config_pathname(&ssh_revocation_file, var, value);
+	}
+
 	if (!strcmp(var, "gpg.program") || !strcmp(var, "gpg.openpgp.program"))
 		fmtname = "openpgp";
 
 	if (!strcmp(var, "gpg.x509.program"))
 		fmtname = "x509";
 
+	if (!strcmp(var, "gpg.ssh.program"))
+		fmtname = "ssh";
+
 	if (fmtname) {
 		fmt = get_format_by_name(fmtname);
 		return git_config_string(&fmt->program, var, value);
@@ -420,18 +707,148 @@ int git_gpg_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static char *get_ssh_key_fingerprint(const char *signing_key)
+{
+	struct child_process ssh_keygen = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+	int ret = -1;
+	struct strbuf fingerprint_stdout = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf **fingerprint;
+	char *fingerprint_ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * With SSH Signing this can contain a filename or a public key
+	 * For textual representation we usually want a fingerprint
+	 */
+	if (starts_with(signing_key, "ssh-")) {
+		strvec_pushl(&ssh_keygen.args, "ssh-keygen", "-lf", "-", NULL);
+		ret = pipe_command(&ssh_keygen, signing_key,
+				   strlen(signing_key), &fingerprint_stdout, 0,
+				   NULL, 0);
+	} else {
+		strvec_pushl(&ssh_keygen.args, "ssh-keygen", "-lf",
+			     configured_signing_key, NULL);
+		ret = pipe_command(&ssh_keygen, NULL, 0, &fingerprint_stdout, 0,
+				   NULL, 0);
+	}
+
+	if (!!ret)
+		die_errno(_("failed to get the ssh fingerprint for key '%s'"),
+			  signing_key);
+
+	fingerprint = strbuf_split_max(&fingerprint_stdout, ' ', 3);
+	if (!fingerprint[1])
+		die_errno(_("failed to get the ssh fingerprint for key '%s'"),
+			  signing_key);
+
+	fingerprint_ret = strbuf_detach(fingerprint[1], NULL);
+	strbuf_list_free(fingerprint);
+	strbuf_release(&fingerprint_stdout);
+	return fingerprint_ret;
+}
+
+/* Returns the first public key from an ssh-agent to use for signing */
+static const char *get_default_ssh_signing_key(void)
+{
+	struct child_process ssh_default_key = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+	int ret = -1;
+	struct strbuf key_stdout = STRBUF_INIT, key_stderr = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf **keys;
+	char *key_command = NULL;
+	const char **argv;
+	int n;
+	char *default_key = NULL;
+
+	if (!ssh_default_key_command)
+		die(_("either user.signingkey or gpg.ssh.defaultKeyCommand needs to be configured"));
+
+	key_command = xstrdup(ssh_default_key_command);
+	n = split_cmdline(key_command, &argv);
+
+	if (n < 0)
+		die("malformed build-time gpg.ssh.defaultKeyCommand: %s",
+		    split_cmdline_strerror(n));
+
+	strvec_pushv(&ssh_default_key.args, argv);
+	ret = pipe_command(&ssh_default_key, NULL, 0, &key_stdout, 0,
+			   &key_stderr, 0);
+
+	if (!ret) {
+		keys = strbuf_split_max(&key_stdout, '\n', 2);
+		if (keys[0] && starts_with(keys[0]->buf, "ssh-")) {
+			default_key = strbuf_detach(keys[0], NULL);
+		} else {
+			warning(_("gpg.ssh.defaultKeyCommand succeeded but returned no keys: %s %s"),
+				key_stderr.buf, key_stdout.buf);
+		}
+
+		strbuf_list_free(keys);
+	} else {
+		warning(_("gpg.ssh.defaultKeyCommand failed: %s %s"),
+			key_stderr.buf, key_stdout.buf);
+	}
+
+	free(key_command);
+	free(argv);
+	strbuf_release(&key_stdout);
+
+	return default_key;
+}
+
+static const char *get_ssh_key_id(void) {
+	return get_ssh_key_fingerprint(get_signing_key());
+}
+
+/* Returns a textual but unique representation of the signing key */
+const char *get_signing_key_id(void)
+{
+	if (use_format->get_key_id) {
+		return use_format->get_key_id();
+	}
+
+	/* GPG/GPGSM only store a key id on this variable */
+	return get_signing_key();
+}
+
 const char *get_signing_key(void)
 {
 	if (configured_signing_key)
 		return configured_signing_key;
-	return git_committer_info(IDENT_STRICT|IDENT_NO_DATE);
+	if (use_format->get_default_key) {
+		return use_format->get_default_key();
+	}
+
+	return git_committer_info(IDENT_STRICT | IDENT_NO_DATE);
 }
 
 int sign_buffer(struct strbuf *buffer, struct strbuf *signature, const char *signing_key)
 {
+	return use_format->sign_buffer(buffer, signature, signing_key);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Strip CR from the line endings, in case we are on Windows.
+ * NEEDSWORK: make it trim only CRs before LFs and rename
+ */
+static void remove_cr_after(struct strbuf *buffer, size_t offset)
+{
+	size_t i, j;
+
+	for (i = j = offset; i < buffer->len; i++) {
+		if (buffer->buf[i] != '\r') {
+			if (i != j)
+				buffer->buf[j] = buffer->buf[i];
+			j++;
+		}
+	}
+	strbuf_setlen(buffer, j);
+}
+
+static int sign_buffer_gpg(struct strbuf *buffer, struct strbuf *signature,
+			  const char *signing_key)
+{
 	struct child_process gpg = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
 	int ret;
-	size_t i, j, bottom;
+	size_t bottom;
 	struct strbuf gpg_status = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 	strvec_pushl(&gpg.args,
@@ -457,13 +874,98 @@ int sign_buffer(struct strbuf *buffer, struct strbuf *signature, const char *sig
 		return error(_("gpg failed to sign the data"));
 
 	/* Strip CR from the line endings, in case we are on Windows. */
-	for (i = j = bottom; i < signature->len; i++)
-		if (signature->buf[i] != '\r') {
-			if (i != j)
-				signature->buf[j] = signature->buf[i];
-			j++;
-		}
-	strbuf_setlen(signature, j);
+	remove_cr_after(signature, bottom);
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static int sign_buffer_ssh(struct strbuf *buffer, struct strbuf *signature,
+			   const char *signing_key)
+{
+	struct child_process signer = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+	int ret = -1;
+	size_t bottom, keylen;
+	struct strbuf signer_stderr = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct tempfile *key_file = NULL, *buffer_file = NULL;
+	char *ssh_signing_key_file = NULL;
+	struct strbuf ssh_signature_filename = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	if (!signing_key || signing_key[0] == '\0')
+		return error(
+			_("user.signingkey needs to be set for ssh signing"));
+
+	if (starts_with(signing_key, "ssh-")) {
+		/* A literal ssh key */
+		key_file = mks_tempfile_t(".git_signing_key_tmpXXXXXX");
+		if (!key_file)
+			return error_errno(
+				_("could not create temporary file"));
+		keylen = strlen(signing_key);
+		if (write_in_full(key_file->fd, signing_key, keylen) < 0 ||
+		    close_tempfile_gently(key_file) < 0) {
+			error_errno(_("failed writing ssh signing key to '%s'"),
+				    key_file->filename.buf);
+			goto out;
+		}
+		ssh_signing_key_file = strbuf_detach(&key_file->filename, NULL);
+	} else {
+		/* We assume a file */
+		ssh_signing_key_file = expand_user_path(signing_key, 1);
+	}
+
+	buffer_file = mks_tempfile_t(".git_signing_buffer_tmpXXXXXX");
+	if (!buffer_file) {
+		error_errno(_("could not create temporary file"));
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (write_in_full(buffer_file->fd, buffer->buf, buffer->len) < 0 ||
+	    close_tempfile_gently(buffer_file) < 0) {
+		error_errno(_("failed writing ssh signing key buffer to '%s'"),
+			    buffer_file->filename.buf);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	strvec_pushl(&signer.args, use_format->program,
+		     "-Y", "sign",
+		     "-n", "git",
+		     "-f", ssh_signing_key_file,
+		     buffer_file->filename.buf,
+		     NULL);
+
+	sigchain_push(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+	ret = pipe_command(&signer, NULL, 0, NULL, 0, &signer_stderr, 0);
+	sigchain_pop(SIGPIPE);
+
+	if (ret) {
+		if (strstr(signer_stderr.buf, "usage:"))
+			error(_("ssh-keygen -Y sign is needed for ssh signing (available in openssh version 8.2p1+)"));
+
+		error("%s", signer_stderr.buf);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	bottom = signature->len;
+
+	strbuf_addbuf(&ssh_signature_filename, &buffer_file->filename);
+	strbuf_addstr(&ssh_signature_filename, ".sig");
+	if (strbuf_read_file(signature, ssh_signature_filename.buf, 0) < 0) {
+		error_errno(
+			_("failed reading ssh signing data buffer from '%s'"),
+			ssh_signature_filename.buf);
+	}
+	unlink_or_warn(ssh_signature_filename.buf);
+
+	/* Strip CR from the line endings, in case we are on Windows. */
+	remove_cr_after(signature, bottom);
+
+out:
+	if (key_file)
+		delete_tempfile(&key_file);
+	if (buffer_file)
+		delete_tempfile(&buffer_file);
+	strbuf_release(&signer_stderr);
+	strbuf_release(&ssh_signature_filename);
+	FREE_AND_NULL(ssh_signing_key_file);
+	return ret;
+}