# createSignatory

open fun createSignatory(project: Project, required: Boolean): PgpSignatory(source)
open fun createSignatory(project: Project): PgpSignatory(source)
open fun createSignatory(project: Project, propertyPrefix: String, required: Boolean): PgpSignatory(source)
open fun createSignatory(project: Project, propertyPrefix: String): PgpSignatory(source)
open fun createSignatory(project: Project, propertyPrefix: String, name: String, required: Boolean): PgpSignatory(source)
open fun createSignatory(project: Project, propertyPrefix: String, name: String): PgpSignatory(source)
open fun createSignatory(name: String, keyId: String, keyRing: File, password: String): PgpSignatory(source)
open fun createSignatory(name: String, secretKey: PGPSecretKey, password: String): PgpSignatory(source)

Create signatory.

#### Since

1.0

@Incubating
open fun createSignatory(project: Project, name: String, keyId: String, keyRing: File, password: String): PgpSignatory(source)

Creates a PgpSignatory named `name` based on the private key with id `keyId` stored in the key ring file `keyRing` with `password` password.

In most cases, you want to use SigningExtension to create signatories instead of this method.

#### Return

the signatory instance

#### Since

9.5.0

#### Parameters

project

the project to which the signing plugin has been applied

name

the name for the signatory

keyId

the key id to look it up in the keyring

keyRing

the keyring file

password

the password for the private key

@Incubating
open fun createSignatory(project: Project, name: String, @Nullable keyId: @Nullable String, key: String, password: String): PgpSignatory(source)

Creates a PgpSignatory named `name` based on the private key with id `keyId` stored in the ASCII-armored `key` with `password` password.

In most cases, you want to use SigningExtension to create signatories instead of this method.

#### Return

the signatory instance

#### Since

9.5.0

#### Parameters

project

the project to which the signing plugin has been applied

name

the name for the signatory

keyId

the key id to look it up in the keyring (optional if keyring contains only one master key, and it should be used)

key

the ASCII-armored key

password

the password for the private key