{"meta":{"title":"Troubleshooting commit signature verification","intro":"You may need to troubleshoot unexpected issues that arise when signing commits locally for verification on GitHub.","product":"Authentication","breadcrumbs":[{"href":"/en/authentication","title":"Authentication"},{"href":"/en/authentication/troubleshooting-commit-signature-verification","title":"Troubleshoot verification"}],"documentType":"category"},"body":"# Troubleshooting commit signature verification\n\nYou may need to troubleshoot unexpected issues that arise when signing commits locally for verification on GitHub.\n\n## Links\n\n* [Checking your commit and tag signature verification status](/en/authentication/troubleshooting-commit-signature-verification/checking-your-commit-and-tag-signature-verification-status)\n\n  You can check the verification status of your commit and tag signatures on GitHub.\n\n* [Using a verified email address in your GPG key](/en/authentication/troubleshooting-commit-signature-verification/using-a-verified-email-address-in-your-gpg-key)\n\n  When verifying a signature, GitHub checks that the committer or tagger email address matches an email address from the GPG key's identities and is a verified email address on the user's account. This ensures that the key belongs to you and that you created the commit or tag."}