Stefan Beller <sbeller@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > What is the difference between signed commits and tags? > (Not from a technical perspective, but for the end user) In addition to what the others already said: If you use GitHub, then in the web interface you get a "Verified" stamp for each signed commits: https://help.github.com/articles/signing-commits-using-gpg/ It's not a Git feature but a GitHub one, but given the popularity of GitHub, this probably led some users to believe that signed commits are more convenient than signed tags. -- Matthieu Moy http://www-verimag.imag.fr/~moy/