diff --git a/Documentation/config/gpg.txt b/Documentation/config/gpg.txt
index 4f30c7dbdd..c9be554c73 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/gpg.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/gpg.txt
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ A repository that only allows signed commits can store the file
 in the repository itself using a path relative to the top-level of the working tree.
 This way only committers with an already valid key can add or change keys in the keyring.
 +
+Since OpensSSH 8.8 this file allows specifying a key lifetime using valid-after &
+valid-before options. Git will mark signatures as valid if the signing key was
+valid at the time of the signatures creation. This allows users to change a
+signing key without invalidating all previously made signatures.
++
 Using a SSH CA key with the cert-authority option
 (see ssh-keygen(1) "CERTIFICATES") is also valid.
 
diff --git a/builtin/receive-pack.c b/builtin/receive-pack.c
index 313b372a11..07a3053c1d 100644
--- a/builtin/receive-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/receive-pack.c
@@ -769,8 +769,10 @@ static void prepare_push_cert_sha1(struct child_process *proc)
 		memset(&sigcheck, '\0', sizeof(sigcheck));
 
 		bogs = parse_signed_buffer(push_cert.buf, push_cert.len);
-		check_signature(push_cert.buf, bogs, push_cert.buf + bogs,
-				push_cert.len - bogs, &sigcheck);
+		sigcheck.payload = xmemdupz(push_cert.buf, bogs);
+		sigcheck.payload_len = bogs;
+		check_signature(&sigcheck, push_cert.buf + bogs,
+				push_cert.len - bogs);
 
 		nonce_status = check_nonce(push_cert.buf, bogs);
 	}
diff --git a/commit.c b/commit.c
index 551de4903c..a348f085b2 100644
--- a/commit.c
+++ b/commit.c
@@ -1212,8 +1212,10 @@ int check_commit_signature(const struct commit *commit, struct signature_check *
 
 	if (parse_signed_commit(commit, &payload, &signature, the_hash_algo) <= 0)
 		goto out;
-	ret = check_signature(payload.buf, payload.len, signature.buf,
-		signature.len, sigc);
+
+	sigc->payload_type = SIGNATURE_PAYLOAD_COMMIT;
+	sigc->payload = strbuf_detach(&payload, &sigc->payload_len);
+	ret = check_signature(sigc, signature.buf, signature.len);
 
  out:
 	strbuf_release(&payload);
diff --git a/fmt-merge-msg.c b/fmt-merge-msg.c
index 5216191488..e4f7810be2 100644
--- a/fmt-merge-msg.c
+++ b/fmt-merge-msg.c
@@ -533,8 +533,9 @@ static void fmt_merge_msg_sigs(struct strbuf *out)
 		else {
 			buf = payload.buf;
 			len = payload.len;
-			if (check_signature(payload.buf, payload.len, sig.buf,
-					    sig.len, &sigc) &&
+			sigc.payload_type = SIGNATURE_PAYLOAD_TAG;
+			sigc.payload = strbuf_detach(&payload, &sigc.payload_len);
+			if (check_signature(&sigc, sig.buf, sig.len) &&
 			    !sigc.output)
 				strbuf_addstr(&sig, "gpg verification failed.\n");
 			else
diff --git a/gpg-interface.c b/gpg-interface.c
index 3e7255a2a9..330cfc5845 100644
--- a/gpg-interface.c
+++ b/gpg-interface.c
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ struct gpg_format {
 	const char **verify_args;
 	const char **sigs;
 	int (*verify_signed_buffer)(struct signature_check *sigc,
-				    struct gpg_format *fmt, const char *payload,
-				    size_t payload_size, const char *signature,
+				    struct gpg_format *fmt,
+				    const char *signature,
 				    size_t signature_size);
 	int (*sign_buffer)(struct strbuf *buffer, struct strbuf *signature,
 			   const char *signing_key);
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ static const char *ssh_sigs[] = {
 };
 
 static int verify_gpg_signed_buffer(struct signature_check *sigc,
-				    struct gpg_format *fmt, const char *payload,
-				    size_t payload_size, const char *signature,
+				    struct gpg_format *fmt,
+				    const char *signature,
 				    size_t signature_size);
 static int verify_ssh_signed_buffer(struct signature_check *sigc,
-				    struct gpg_format *fmt, const char *payload,
-				    size_t payload_size, const char *signature,
+				    struct gpg_format *fmt,
+				    const char *signature,
 				    size_t signature_size);
 static int sign_buffer_gpg(struct strbuf *buffer, struct strbuf *signature,
 			   const char *signing_key);
@@ -314,8 +314,8 @@ static void parse_gpg_output(struct signature_check *sigc)
 }
 
 static int verify_gpg_signed_buffer(struct signature_check *sigc,
-				    struct gpg_format *fmt, const char *payload,
-				    size_t payload_size, const char *signature,
+				    struct gpg_format *fmt,
+				    const char *signature,
 				    size_t signature_size)
 {
 	struct child_process gpg = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
@@ -343,14 +343,13 @@ static int verify_gpg_signed_buffer(struct signature_check *sigc,
 		     NULL);
 
 	sigchain_push(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
-	ret = pipe_command(&gpg, payload, payload_size, &gpg_stdout, 0,
+	ret = pipe_command(&gpg, sigc->payload, sigc->payload_len, &gpg_stdout, 0,
 			   &gpg_stderr, 0);
 	sigchain_pop(SIGPIPE);
 
 	delete_tempfile(&temp);
 
 	ret |= !strstr(gpg_stdout.buf, "\n[GNUPG:] GOODSIG ");
-	sigc->payload = xmemdupz(payload, payload_size);
 	sigc->output = strbuf_detach(&gpg_stderr, NULL);
 	sigc->gpg_status = strbuf_detach(&gpg_stdout, NULL);
 
@@ -426,8 +425,8 @@ static void parse_ssh_output(struct signature_check *sigc)
 }
 
 static int verify_ssh_signed_buffer(struct signature_check *sigc,
-				    struct gpg_format *fmt, const char *payload,
-				    size_t payload_size, const char *signature,
+				    struct gpg_format *fmt,
+				    const char *signature,
 				    size_t signature_size)
 {
 	struct child_process ssh_keygen = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
@@ -440,6 +439,13 @@ static int verify_ssh_signed_buffer(struct signature_check *sigc,
 	struct strbuf ssh_principals_err = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf ssh_keygen_out = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct strbuf ssh_keygen_err = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct strbuf verify_time = STRBUF_INIT;
+	const struct date_mode verify_date_mode = {
+		.type = DATE_STRFTIME,
+		.strftime_fmt = "%Y%m%d%H%M%S",
+		/* SSH signing key validity has no timezone information - Use the local timezone */
+		.local = 1,
+	};
 
 	if (!ssh_allowed_signers) {
 		error(_("gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile needs to be configured and exist for ssh signature verification"));
@@ -457,11 +463,16 @@ static int verify_ssh_signed_buffer(struct signature_check *sigc,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	if (sigc->payload_timestamp)
+		strbuf_addf(&verify_time, "-Overify-time=%s",
+			show_date(sigc->payload_timestamp, 0, &verify_date_mode));
+
 	/* Find the principal from the signers */
 	strvec_pushl(&ssh_keygen.args, fmt->program,
 		     "-Y", "find-principals",
 		     "-f", ssh_allowed_signers,
 		     "-s", buffer_file->filename.buf,
+		     verify_time.buf,
 		     NULL);
 	ret = pipe_command(&ssh_keygen, NULL, 0, &ssh_principals_out, 0,
 			   &ssh_principals_err, 0);
@@ -479,8 +490,9 @@ static int verify_ssh_signed_buffer(struct signature_check *sigc,
 			     "-Y", "check-novalidate",
 			     "-n", "git",
 			     "-s", buffer_file->filename.buf,
+			     verify_time.buf,
 			     NULL);
-		pipe_command(&ssh_keygen, payload, payload_size,
+		pipe_command(&ssh_keygen, sigc->payload, sigc->payload_len,
 				   &ssh_keygen_out, 0, &ssh_keygen_err, 0);
 
 		/*
@@ -513,6 +525,7 @@ static int verify_ssh_signed_buffer(struct signature_check *sigc,
 				     "-f", ssh_allowed_signers,
 				     "-I", principal,
 				     "-s", buffer_file->filename.buf,
+				     verify_time.buf,
 				     NULL);
 
 			if (ssh_revocation_file) {
@@ -526,7 +539,7 @@ static int verify_ssh_signed_buffer(struct signature_check *sigc,
 			}
 
 			sigchain_push(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
-			ret = pipe_command(&ssh_keygen, payload, payload_size,
+			ret = pipe_command(&ssh_keygen, sigc->payload, sigc->payload_len,
 					   &ssh_keygen_out, 0, &ssh_keygen_err, 0);
 			sigchain_pop(SIGPIPE);
 
@@ -540,7 +553,6 @@ static int verify_ssh_signed_buffer(struct signature_check *sigc,
 		}
 	}
 
-	sigc->payload = xmemdupz(payload, payload_size);
 	strbuf_stripspace(&ssh_keygen_out, 0);
 	strbuf_stripspace(&ssh_keygen_err, 0);
 	/* Add stderr outputs to show the user actual ssh-keygen errors */
@@ -558,12 +570,48 @@ static int verify_ssh_signed_buffer(struct signature_check *sigc,
 	strbuf_release(&ssh_principals_err);
 	strbuf_release(&ssh_keygen_out);
 	strbuf_release(&ssh_keygen_err);
+	strbuf_release(&verify_time);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int check_signature(const char *payload, size_t plen, const char *signature,
-	size_t slen, struct signature_check *sigc)
+static int parse_payload_metadata(struct signature_check *sigc)
+{
+	const char *ident_line = NULL;
+	size_t ident_len;
+	struct ident_split ident;
+	const char *signer_header;
+
+	switch (sigc->payload_type) {
+	case SIGNATURE_PAYLOAD_COMMIT:
+		signer_header = "committer";
+		break;
+	case SIGNATURE_PAYLOAD_TAG:
+		signer_header = "tagger";
+		break;
+	case SIGNATURE_PAYLOAD_UNDEFINED:
+	case SIGNATURE_PAYLOAD_PUSH_CERT:
+		/* Ignore payloads we don't want to parse */
+		return 0;
+	default:
+		BUG("invalid value for sigc->payload_type");
+	}
+
+	ident_line = find_commit_header(sigc->payload, signer_header, &ident_len);
+	if (!ident_line || !ident_len)
+		return 1;
+
+	if (split_ident_line(&ident, ident_line, ident_len))
+		return 1;
+
+	if (!sigc->payload_timestamp && ident.date_begin && ident.date_end)
+		sigc->payload_timestamp = parse_timestamp(ident.date_begin, NULL, 10);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int check_signature(struct signature_check *sigc,
+		    const char *signature, size_t slen)
 {
 	struct gpg_format *fmt;
 	int status;
@@ -575,8 +623,10 @@ int check_signature(const char *payload, size_t plen, const char *signature,
 	if (!fmt)
 		die(_("bad/incompatible signature '%s'"), signature);
 
-	status = fmt->verify_signed_buffer(sigc, fmt, payload, plen, signature,
-					   slen);
+	if (parse_payload_metadata(sigc))
+		return 1;
+
+	status = fmt->verify_signed_buffer(sigc, fmt, signature, slen);
 
 	if (status && !sigc->output)
 		return !!status;
@@ -593,7 +643,7 @@ void print_signature_buffer(const struct signature_check *sigc, unsigned flags)
 							    sigc->output;
 
 	if (flags & GPG_VERIFY_VERBOSE && sigc->payload)
-		fputs(sigc->payload, stdout);
+		fwrite(sigc->payload, 1, sigc->payload_len, stdout);
 
 	if (output)
 		fputs(output, stderr);
diff --git a/gpg-interface.h b/gpg-interface.h
index beefacbb1e..b30cbdcd3d 100644
--- a/gpg-interface.h
+++ b/gpg-interface.h
@@ -15,8 +15,18 @@ enum signature_trust_level {
 	TRUST_ULTIMATE,
 };
 
+enum payload_type {
+	SIGNATURE_PAYLOAD_UNDEFINED,
+	SIGNATURE_PAYLOAD_COMMIT,
+	SIGNATURE_PAYLOAD_TAG,
+	SIGNATURE_PAYLOAD_PUSH_CERT,
+};
+
 struct signature_check {
 	char *payload;
+	size_t payload_len;
+	enum payload_type payload_type;
+	timestamp_t payload_timestamp;
 	char *output;
 	char *gpg_status;
 
@@ -70,9 +80,8 @@ const char *get_signing_key(void);
  * Either a GPG KeyID or a SSH Key Fingerprint
  */
 const char *get_signing_key_id(void);
-int check_signature(const char *payload, size_t plen,
-		    const char *signature, size_t slen,
-		    struct signature_check *sigc);
+int check_signature(struct signature_check *sigc,
+		    const char *signature, size_t slen);
 void print_signature_buffer(const struct signature_check *sigc,
 			    unsigned flags);
 
diff --git a/log-tree.c b/log-tree.c
index 644893fd8c..d3e7a40b64 100644
--- a/log-tree.c
+++ b/log-tree.c
@@ -513,8 +513,9 @@ static void show_signature(struct rev_info *opt, struct commit *commit)
 	if (parse_signed_commit(commit, &payload, &signature, the_hash_algo) <= 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	status = check_signature(payload.buf, payload.len, signature.buf,
-				 signature.len, &sigc);
+	sigc.payload_type = SIGNATURE_PAYLOAD_COMMIT;
+	sigc.payload = strbuf_detach(&payload, &sigc.payload_len);
+	status = check_signature(&sigc, signature.buf, signature.len);
 	if (status && !sigc.output)
 		show_sig_lines(opt, status, "No signature\n");
 	else
@@ -583,8 +584,9 @@ static int show_one_mergetag(struct commit *commit,
 	status = -1;
 	if (parse_signature(extra->value, extra->len, &payload, &signature)) {
 		/* could have a good signature */
-		status = check_signature(payload.buf, payload.len,
-					 signature.buf, signature.len, &sigc);
+		sigc.payload_type = SIGNATURE_PAYLOAD_TAG;
+		sigc.payload = strbuf_detach(&payload, &sigc.payload_len);
+		status = check_signature(&sigc, signature.buf, signature.len);
 		if (sigc.output)
 			strbuf_addstr(&verify_message, sigc.output);
 		else
diff --git a/t/lib-gpg.sh b/t/lib-gpg.sh
index a3f285f515..3fadfcb306 100644
--- a/t/lib-gpg.sh
+++ b/t/lib-gpg.sh
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ test_lazy_prereq RFC1991 '
 GPGSSH_KEY_PRIMARY="${GNUPGHOME}/ed25519_ssh_signing_key"
 GPGSSH_KEY_SECONDARY="${GNUPGHOME}/rsa_2048_ssh_signing_key"
 GPGSSH_KEY_UNTRUSTED="${GNUPGHOME}/untrusted_ssh_signing_key"
+GPGSSH_KEY_EXPIRED="${GNUPGHOME}/expired_ssh_signing_key"
+GPGSSH_KEY_NOTYETVALID="${GNUPGHOME}/notyetvalid_ssh_signing_key"
+GPGSSH_KEY_TIMEBOXEDVALID="${GNUPGHOME}/timeboxed_valid_ssh_signing_key"
+GPGSSH_KEY_TIMEBOXEDINVALID="${GNUPGHOME}/timeboxed_invalid_ssh_signing_key"
 GPGSSH_KEY_WITH_PASSPHRASE="${GNUPGHOME}/protected_ssh_signing_key"
 GPGSSH_KEY_PASSPHRASE="super_secret"
 GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS="${GNUPGHOME}/ssh.all_valid.allowedSignersFile"
@@ -105,21 +109,61 @@ test_lazy_prereq GPGSSH '
 	echo $ssh_version | grep -q "find-principals:missing signature file"
 	test $? = 0 || exit 1;
 
-	# some broken versions of ssh-keygen segfault on find-principals;
-	# avoid testing with them.
-	ssh-keygen -Y find-principals -f /dev/null -s /dev/null
-	test $? = 139 && exit 1
-
+	# Setup some keys and an allowed signers file
 	mkdir -p "${GNUPGHOME}" &&
 	chmod 0700 "${GNUPGHOME}" &&
 	(setfacl -k "${GNUPGHOME}" 2>/dev/null || true) &&
 	ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N "" -C "git ed25519 key" -f "${GPGSSH_KEY_PRIMARY}" >/dev/null &&
-	echo "\"principal with number 1\" $(cat "${GPGSSH_KEY_PRIMARY}.pub")" >> "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
 	ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 2048 -N "" -C "git rsa2048 key" -f "${GPGSSH_KEY_SECONDARY}" >/dev/null &&
-	echo "\"principal with number 2\" $(cat "${GPGSSH_KEY_SECONDARY}.pub")" >> "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
 	ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N "${GPGSSH_KEY_PASSPHRASE}" -C "git ed25519 encrypted key" -f "${GPGSSH_KEY_WITH_PASSPHRASE}" >/dev/null &&
-	echo "\"principal with number 3\" $(cat "${GPGSSH_KEY_WITH_PASSPHRASE}.pub")" >> "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
-	ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N "" -f "${GPGSSH_KEY_UNTRUSTED}" >/dev/null
+	ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N "" -C "git ed25519 key" -f "${GPGSSH_KEY_UNTRUSTED}" >/dev/null &&
+
+	cat >"${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" <<-EOF &&
+	"principal with number 1" $(cat "${GPGSSH_KEY_PRIMARY}.pub")"
+	"principal with number 2" $(cat "${GPGSSH_KEY_SECONDARY}.pub")"
+	"principal with number 3" $(cat "${GPGSSH_KEY_WITH_PASSPHRASE}.pub")"
+	EOF
+
+	# Verify if at least one key and ssh-keygen works as expected
+	echo "testpayload" |
+	ssh-keygen -Y sign -n "git" -f "${GPGSSH_KEY_PRIMARY}" >gpgssh_prereq.sig &&
+	ssh-keygen -Y find-principals -f "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" -s gpgssh_prereq.sig &&
+	echo "testpayload" |
+	ssh-keygen -Y verify -n "git" -f "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" -I "principal with number 1" -s gpgssh_prereq.sig
+'
+
+test_lazy_prereq GPGSSH_VERIFYTIME '
+	# Check if ssh-keygen has a verify-time option by passing an invalid date to it
+	ssh-keygen -Overify-time=INVALID -Y check-novalidate -s doesnotmatter 2>&1 | grep -q -F "Invalid \"verify-time\"" &&
+
+	# Set up keys with key lifetimes
+	ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N "" -C "timeboxed valid key" -f "${GPGSSH_KEY_TIMEBOXEDVALID}" >/dev/null &&
+	key_valid=$(cat "${GPGSSH_KEY_TIMEBOXEDVALID}.pub") &&
+	ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N "" -C "timeboxed invalid key" -f "${GPGSSH_KEY_TIMEBOXEDINVALID}" >/dev/null &&
+	key_invalid=$(cat "${GPGSSH_KEY_TIMEBOXEDINVALID}.pub") &&
+	ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N "" -C "expired key" -f "${GPGSSH_KEY_EXPIRED}" >/dev/null &&
+	key_expired=$(cat "${GPGSSH_KEY_EXPIRED}.pub") &&
+	ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N "" -C "not yet valid key" -f "${GPGSSH_KEY_NOTYETVALID}" >/dev/null &&
+	key_notyetvalid=$(cat "${GPGSSH_KEY_NOTYETVALID}.pub") &&
+
+	# Timestamps outside of test_tick span
+	ts2005a=20050401000000 ts2005b=200504020000 &&
+	# Timestamps within test_tick span
+	ts2005c=20050407000000 ts2005d=200504100000 &&
+	# Definitely not yet valid / expired timestamps
+	ts2000=20000101000000 ts2999=29990101000000 &&
+
+	cat >>"${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" <<-EOF &&
+	"timeboxed valid key" valid-after="$ts2005c",valid-before="$ts2005d" $key_valid"
+	"timeboxed invalid key" valid-after="$ts2005a",valid-before="$ts2005b" $key_invalid"
+	"principal with expired key" valid-before="$ts2000" $key_expired"
+	"principal with not yet valid key" valid-after="$ts2999" $key_notyetvalid"
+	EOF
+
+	# and verify ssh-keygen verifies the key lifetime
+	echo "testpayload" |
+	ssh-keygen -Y sign -n "git" -f "${GPGSSH_KEY_EXPIRED}" >gpgssh_verifytime_prereq.sig &&
+	! (ssh-keygen -Y verify -n "git" -f "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" -I "principal with expired key" -s gpgssh_verifytime_prereq.sig)
 '
 
 sanitize_pgp() {
diff --git a/t/t4202-log.sh b/t/t4202-log.sh
index 7a725b9a23..2ced7e9d81 100755
--- a/t/t4202-log.sh
+++ b/t/t4202-log.sh
@@ -1714,6 +1714,24 @@ test_expect_success GPGSSH 'setup sshkey signed branch' '
 	git commit -S -m signed_commit
 '
 
+test_expect_success GPGSSH,GPGSSH_VERIFYTIME 'create signed commits with keys having defined lifetimes' '
+	test_config gpg.format ssh &&
+	touch file &&
+	git add file &&
+
+	echo expired >file && test_tick && git commit -a -m expired -S"${GPGSSH_KEY_EXPIRED}" &&
+	git tag expired-signed &&
+
+	echo notyetvalid >file && test_tick && git commit -a -m notyetvalid -S"${GPGSSH_KEY_NOTYETVALID}" &&
+	git tag notyetvalid-signed &&
+
+	echo timeboxedvalid >file && test_tick && git commit -a -m timeboxedvalid -S"${GPGSSH_KEY_TIMEBOXEDVALID}" &&
+	git tag timeboxedvalid-signed &&
+
+	echo timeboxedinvalid >file && test_tick && git commit -a -m timeboxedinvalid -S"${GPGSSH_KEY_TIMEBOXEDINVALID}" &&
+	git tag timeboxedinvalid-signed
+'
+
 test_expect_success GPGSM 'log x509 fingerprint' '
 	echo "F8BF62E0693D0694816377099909C779FA23FD65 | " >expect &&
 	git log -n1 --format="%GF | %GP" signed-x509 >actual &&
@@ -1751,6 +1769,31 @@ test_expect_success GPGSSH 'log --graph --show-signature ssh' '
 	grep "${GOOD_SIGNATURE_TRUSTED}" actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success GPGSSH,GPGSSH_VERIFYTIME 'log shows failure on expired signature key' '
+	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
+	git log --graph --show-signature -n1 expired-signed >actual &&
+	! grep "${GPGSSH_GOOD_SIGNATURE_TRUSTED}" actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success GPGSSH,GPGSSH_VERIFYTIME 'log shows failure on not yet valid signature key' '
+	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
+	git log --graph --show-signature -n1 notyetvalid-signed >actual &&
+	! grep "${GPGSSH_GOOD_SIGNATURE_TRUSTED}" actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success GPGSSH,GPGSSH_VERIFYTIME 'log show success with commit date and key validity matching' '
+	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
+	git log --graph --show-signature -n1 timeboxedvalid-signed >actual &&
+	grep "${GPGSSH_GOOD_SIGNATURE_TRUSTED}" actual &&
+	! grep "${GPGSSH_BAD_SIGNATURE}" actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success GPGSSH,GPGSSH_VERIFYTIME 'log shows failure with commit date outside of key validity' '
+	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
+	git log --graph --show-signature -n1 timeboxedinvalid-signed >actual &&
+	! grep "${GPGSSH_GOOD_SIGNATURE_TRUSTED}" actual
+'
+
 test_expect_success GPG 'log --graph --show-signature for merged tag' '
 	test_when_finished "git reset --hard && git checkout main" &&
 	git checkout -b plain main &&
diff --git a/t/t6200-fmt-merge-msg.sh b/t/t6200-fmt-merge-msg.sh
index 06c5fb5615..6e10a539ce 100755
--- a/t/t6200-fmt-merge-msg.sh
+++ b/t/t6200-fmt-merge-msg.sh
@@ -91,6 +91,26 @@ test_expect_success GPGSSH 'created ssh signed commit and tag' '
 	git tag -s -u"${GPGSSH_KEY_UNTRUSTED}" -m signed-ssh-tag-msg-untrusted signed-untrusted-ssh-tag left
 '
 
+test_expect_success GPGSSH,GPGSSH_VERIFYTIME 'create signed tags with keys having defined lifetimes' '
+	test_when_finished "test_unconfig commit.gpgsign" &&
+	test_config gpg.format ssh &&
+	git checkout -b signed-expiry-ssh &&
+	touch file &&
+	git add file &&
+
+	echo expired >file && test_tick && git commit -a -m expired -S"${GPGSSH_KEY_EXPIRED}" &&
+	git tag -s -u "${GPGSSH_KEY_EXPIRED}" -m expired-signed expired-signed &&
+
+	echo notyetvalid >file && test_tick && git commit -a -m notyetvalid -S"${GPGSSH_KEY_NOTYETVALID}" &&
+	git tag -s -u "${GPGSSH_KEY_NOTYETVALID}" -m notyetvalid-signed notyetvalid-signed &&
+
+	echo timeboxedvalid >file && test_tick && git commit -a -m timeboxedvalid -S"${GPGSSH_KEY_TIMEBOXEDVALID}" &&
+	git tag -s -u "${GPGSSH_KEY_TIMEBOXEDVALID}" -m timeboxedvalid-signed timeboxedvalid-signed &&
+
+	echo timeboxedinvalid >file && test_tick && git commit -a -m timeboxedinvalid -S"${GPGSSH_KEY_TIMEBOXEDINVALID}" &&
+	git tag -s -u "${GPGSSH_KEY_TIMEBOXEDINVALID}" -m timeboxedinvalid-signed timeboxedinvalid-signed
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'message for merging local branch' '
 	echo "Merge branch ${apos}left${apos}" >expected &&
 
@@ -104,7 +124,7 @@ test_expect_success 'message for merging local branch' '
 test_expect_success GPG 'message for merging local tag signed by good key' '
 	git checkout main &&
 	git fetch . signed-good-tag &&
-	git fmt-merge-msg <.git/FETCH_HEAD >actual 2>&1 &&
+	git fmt-merge-msg <.git/FETCH_HEAD >actual &&
 	grep "^Merge tag ${apos}signed-good-tag${apos}" actual &&
 	grep "^# gpg: Signature made" actual &&
 	grep "^# gpg: Good signature from" actual
@@ -113,7 +133,7 @@ test_expect_success GPG 'message for merging local tag signed by good key' '
 test_expect_success GPG 'message for merging local tag signed by unknown key' '
 	git checkout main &&
 	git fetch . signed-good-tag &&
-	GNUPGHOME=. git fmt-merge-msg <.git/FETCH_HEAD >actual 2>&1 &&
+	GNUPGHOME=. git fmt-merge-msg <.git/FETCH_HEAD >actual &&
 	grep "^Merge tag ${apos}signed-good-tag${apos}" actual &&
 	grep "^# gpg: Signature made" actual &&
 	grep -E "^# gpg: Can${apos}t check signature: (public key not found|No public key)" actual
@@ -123,7 +143,8 @@ test_expect_success GPGSSH 'message for merging local tag signed by good ssh key
 	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
 	git checkout main &&
 	git fetch . signed-good-ssh-tag &&
-	git fmt-merge-msg <.git/FETCH_HEAD >actual 2>&1 &&
+	git fmt-merge-msg <.git/FETCH_HEAD >actual &&
+	grep "^Merge tag ${apos}signed-good-ssh-tag${apos}" actual &&
 	grep "${GPGSSH_GOOD_SIGNATURE_TRUSTED}" actual &&
 	! grep "${GPGSSH_BAD_SIGNATURE}" actual
 '
@@ -132,11 +153,50 @@ test_expect_success GPGSSH 'message for merging local tag signed by unknown ssh
 	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
 	git checkout main &&
 	git fetch . signed-untrusted-ssh-tag &&
-	git fmt-merge-msg <.git/FETCH_HEAD >actual 2>&1 &&
+	git fmt-merge-msg <.git/FETCH_HEAD >actual &&
+	grep "^Merge tag ${apos}signed-untrusted-ssh-tag${apos}" actual &&
 	grep "${GPGSSH_GOOD_SIGNATURE_UNTRUSTED}" actual &&
 	! grep "${GPGSSH_BAD_SIGNATURE}" actual &&
 	grep "${GPGSSH_KEY_NOT_TRUSTED}" actual
 '
+
+test_expect_success GPGSSH,GPGSSH_VERIFYTIME 'message for merging local tag signed by expired ssh key' '
+	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
+	git checkout main &&
+	git fetch . expired-signed &&
+	git fmt-merge-msg <.git/FETCH_HEAD >actual &&
+	grep "^Merge tag ${apos}expired-signed${apos}" actual &&
+	! grep "${GPGSSH_GOOD_SIGNATURE_TRUSTED}" actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success GPGSSH,GPGSSH_VERIFYTIME 'message for merging local tag signed by not yet valid ssh key' '
+	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
+	git checkout main &&
+	git fetch . notyetvalid-signed &&
+	git fmt-merge-msg <.git/FETCH_HEAD >actual &&
+	grep "^Merge tag ${apos}notyetvalid-signed${apos}" actual &&
+	! grep "${GPGSSH_GOOD_SIGNATURE_TRUSTED}" actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success GPGSSH,GPGSSH_VERIFYTIME 'message for merging local tag signed by valid timeboxed ssh key' '
+	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
+	git checkout main &&
+	git fetch . timeboxedvalid-signed &&
+	git fmt-merge-msg <.git/FETCH_HEAD >actual &&
+	grep "^Merge tag ${apos}timeboxedvalid-signed${apos}" actual &&
+	grep "${GPGSSH_GOOD_SIGNATURE_TRUSTED}" actual &&
+	! grep "${GPGSSH_BAD_SIGNATURE}" actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success GPGSSH,GPGSSH_VERIFYTIME 'message for merging local tag signed by invalid timeboxed ssh key' '
+	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
+	git checkout main &&
+	git fetch . timeboxedinvalid-signed &&
+	git fmt-merge-msg <.git/FETCH_HEAD >actual &&
+	grep "^Merge tag ${apos}timeboxedinvalid-signed${apos}" actual &&
+	! grep "${GPGSSH_GOOD_SIGNATURE_TRUSTED}" actual
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'message for merging external branch' '
 	echo "Merge branch ${apos}left${apos} of $(pwd)" >expected &&
 
diff --git a/t/t7031-verify-tag-signed-ssh.sh b/t/t7031-verify-tag-signed-ssh.sh
index 06c9dd6c93..1cb36b9ab8 100755
--- a/t/t7031-verify-tag-signed-ssh.sh
+++ b/t/t7031-verify-tag-signed-ssh.sh
@@ -48,6 +48,23 @@ test_expect_success GPGSSH 'create signed tags ssh' '
 	git tag -u"${GPGSSH_KEY_UNTRUSTED}" -m eighth eighth-signed-alt
 '
 
+test_expect_success GPGSSH,GPGSSH_VERIFYTIME 'create signed tags with keys having defined lifetimes' '
+	test_when_finished "test_unconfig commit.gpgsign" &&
+	test_config gpg.format ssh &&
+
+	echo expired >file && test_tick && git commit -a -m expired -S"${GPGSSH_KEY_EXPIRED}" &&
+	git tag -s -u "${GPGSSH_KEY_EXPIRED}" -m expired-signed expired-signed &&
+
+	echo notyetvalid >file && test_tick && git commit -a -m notyetvalid -S"${GPGSSH_KEY_NOTYETVALID}" &&
+	git tag -s -u "${GPGSSH_KEY_NOTYETVALID}" -m notyetvalid-signed notyetvalid-signed &&
+
+	echo timeboxedvalid >file && test_tick && git commit -a -m timeboxedvalid -S"${GPGSSH_KEY_TIMEBOXEDVALID}" &&
+	git tag -s -u "${GPGSSH_KEY_TIMEBOXEDVALID}" -m timeboxedvalid-signed timeboxedvalid-signed &&
+
+	echo timeboxedinvalid >file && test_tick && git commit -a -m timeboxedinvalid -S"${GPGSSH_KEY_TIMEBOXEDINVALID}" &&
+	git tag -s -u "${GPGSSH_KEY_TIMEBOXEDINVALID}" -m timeboxedinvalid-signed timeboxedinvalid-signed
+'
+
 test_expect_success GPGSSH 'verify and show ssh signatures' '
 	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
 	(
@@ -80,6 +97,31 @@ test_expect_success GPGSSH 'verify and show ssh signatures' '
 	)
 '
 
+test_expect_success GPGSSH,GPGSSH_VERIFYTIME 'verify-tag exits failure on expired signature key' '
+	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
+	test_must_fail git verify-tag expired-signed 2>actual &&
+	! grep "${GPGSSH_GOOD_SIGNATURE_TRUSTED}" actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success GPGSSH,GPGSSH_VERIFYTIME 'verify-tag exits failure on not yet valid signature key' '
+	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
+	test_must_fail git verify-tag notyetvalid-signed 2>actual &&
+	! grep "${GPGSSH_GOOD_SIGNATURE_TRUSTED}" actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success GPGSSH,GPGSSH_VERIFYTIME 'verify-tag succeeds with tag date and key validity matching' '
+	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
+	git verify-tag timeboxedvalid-signed 2>actual &&
+	grep "${GPGSSH_GOOD_SIGNATURE_TRUSTED}" actual &&
+	! grep "${GPGSSH_BAD_SIGNATURE}" actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success GPGSSH,GPGSSH_VERIFYTIME 'verify-tag failes with tag date outside of key validity' '
+	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
+	test_must_fail git verify-tag timeboxedinvalid-signed 2>actual &&
+	! grep "${GPGSSH_GOOD_SIGNATURE_TRUSTED}" actual
+'
+
 test_expect_success GPGSSH 'detect fudged ssh signature' '
 	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
 	git cat-file tag seventh-signed >raw &&
diff --git a/t/t7528-signed-commit-ssh.sh b/t/t7528-signed-commit-ssh.sh
index badf3ed320..dae76ded0c 100755
--- a/t/t7528-signed-commit-ssh.sh
+++ b/t/t7528-signed-commit-ssh.sh
@@ -76,6 +76,23 @@ test_expect_success GPGSSH 'create signed commits' '
 	git tag twelfth-signed-alt $(cat oid)
 '
 
+test_expect_success GPGSSH,GPGSSH_VERIFYTIME 'create signed commits with keys having defined lifetimes' '
+	test_when_finished "test_unconfig commit.gpgsign" &&
+	test_config gpg.format ssh &&
+
+	echo expired >file && test_tick && git commit -a -m expired -S"${GPGSSH_KEY_EXPIRED}" &&
+	git tag expired-signed &&
+
+	echo notyetvalid >file && test_tick && git commit -a -m notyetvalid -S"${GPGSSH_KEY_NOTYETVALID}" &&
+	git tag notyetvalid-signed &&
+
+	echo timeboxedvalid >file && test_tick && git commit -a -m timeboxedvalid -S"${GPGSSH_KEY_TIMEBOXEDVALID}" &&
+	git tag timeboxedvalid-signed &&
+
+	echo timeboxedinvalid >file && test_tick && git commit -a -m timeboxedinvalid -S"${GPGSSH_KEY_TIMEBOXEDINVALID}" &&
+	git tag timeboxedinvalid-signed
+'
+
 test_expect_success GPGSSH 'verify and show signatures' '
 	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
 	test_config gpg.mintrustlevel UNDEFINED &&
@@ -122,6 +139,31 @@ test_expect_success GPGSSH 'verify-commit exits failure on untrusted signature'
 	grep "${GPGSSH_KEY_NOT_TRUSTED}" actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success GPGSSH,GPGSSH_VERIFYTIME 'verify-commit exits failure on expired signature key' '
+	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
+	test_must_fail git verify-commit expired-signed 2>actual &&
+	! grep "${GPGSSH_GOOD_SIGNATURE_TRUSTED}" actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success GPGSSH,GPGSSH_VERIFYTIME 'verify-commit exits failure on not yet valid signature key' '
+	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
+	test_must_fail git verify-commit notyetvalid-signed 2>actual &&
+	! grep "${GPGSSH_GOOD_SIGNATURE_TRUSTED}" actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success GPGSSH,GPGSSH_VERIFYTIME 'verify-commit succeeds with commit date and key validity matching' '
+	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
+	git verify-commit timeboxedvalid-signed 2>actual &&
+	grep "${GPGSSH_GOOD_SIGNATURE_TRUSTED}" actual &&
+	! grep "${GPGSSH_BAD_SIGNATURE}" actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success GPGSSH,GPGSSH_VERIFYTIME 'verify-commit exits failure with commit date outside of key validity' '
+	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
+	test_must_fail git verify-commit timeboxedinvalid-signed 2>actual &&
+	! grep "${GPGSSH_GOOD_SIGNATURE_TRUSTED}" actual
+'
+
 test_expect_success GPGSSH 'verify-commit exits success with matching minTrustLevel' '
 	test_config gpg.ssh.allowedSignersFile "${GPGSSH_ALLOWED_SIGNERS}" &&
 	test_config gpg.minTrustLevel fully &&
diff --git a/tag.c b/tag.c
index 3e18a41841..dfbcd7fcc2 100644
--- a/tag.c
+++ b/tag.c
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ static int run_gpg_verify(const char *buf, unsigned long size, unsigned flags)
 		return error("no signature found");
 	}
 
-	ret = check_signature(payload.buf, payload.len, signature.buf,
-				signature.len, &sigc);
+	sigc.payload_type = SIGNATURE_PAYLOAD_TAG;
+	sigc.payload = strbuf_detach(&payload, &sigc.payload_len);
+	ret = check_signature(&sigc, signature.buf, signature.len);
 
 	if (!(flags & GPG_VERIFY_OMIT_STATUS))
 		print_signature_buffer(&sigc, flags);