diff options
| author | Mattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com> | 2013-08-16 02:30:43 +0200 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | Mattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com> | 2013-08-16 02:30:43 +0200 |
| commit | cb993d933f50d02fd3cbb5e1d66aaa9a1adac79d (patch) | |
| tree | 92b439f4d4acfc25eb5739542d3705c9676b7cff | |
| parent | typo (diff) | |
| download | using-git-cb993d933f50d02fd3cbb5e1d66aaa9a1adac79d.tar.gz using-git-cb993d933f50d02fd3cbb5e1d66aaa9a1adac79d.tar.bz2 using-git-cb993d933f50d02fd3cbb5e1d66aaa9a1adac79d.tar.xz | |
integrity
Signed-off-by: Mattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com>
| -rw-r--r-- | using-git.texinfo | 19 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/using-git.texinfo b/using-git.texinfo index facc63d..71ef58b 100644 --- a/using-git.texinfo +++ b/using-git.texinfo @@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ Free Software, but not gratis. @menu * What is Git?:: * It is distributed:: +* Integrity:: @end menu @@ -319,6 +320,24 @@ to the blessed repository. +@node Integrity +@section Integrity + +Git cryptographically hashes all data +associated with a commit, including the +prior commit. This makes it unfeasible +to modify a commit without changing the +commit ID; change the commit ID brakes +the commit history and would therefore +get noticed as the develops cannot work +against a broken commit history. + +Additionally commits can be signed with +GPG, so you can be sure that the commit +is how is says he is. + + + @node Branching out @chapter Branching out |