GPG signing Git commits after updating MacOSX hangs on password entry

Question

I think this started happening after I updated the lastest OSX version, which might or might not have contained a new version of Git. But now, almost every time I try to sign my commits (either through git commit -S or git rebase -S):

1. I get the password prompt
2. Enter the password
3. Press enter and nothing happens. No 'Permission Denied: Invalid Password', nothing.
4. I have to Ctrl-C to get out of the prompt.

Not sure if this is a known issue on Git or El Capitan 10.11.6, but its getting vexing since I always sign my git commits.

I've also checked that no other GPG processes are running and nothing.

Answer 1

EDIT :

I was also stuck like you at "You need a passphrase to unlock secret key for" and nothing was happening when using GPG with git.

The solution is :

export GPG_TTY=$(tty)

It solves the problem and it'll now ask you for the password, with a beautiful prompt.

Don't forget to add it to your .bashrc (or .profile / .bash_profile) :

echo "export GPG_TTY=$(tty)" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

Hope it will help you :)