Merge branch 'freinink/remove-default-committer-docs' into 'master'

Remove default committer info documentation

See merge request https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/184391



Merged-by: Evan Read <eread@gitlab.com>
Approved-by: Evan Read <eread@gitlab.com>
Co-authored-by: Fred Reinink <freinink@gitlab.com>

doc/administration/gitaly/configure_gitaly.md

@@ -1117,10 +1117,7 @@ When you enable commit signing in Gitaly:
 
 - GitLab signs all commits made through the UI.
 - The signature verifies the committer's identity, not the author's identity.
-- GitLab uses these default values for the committer:
-
-  - Email: `noreply@gitlab.com`
-  - Name: `GitLab`
+- You can configure Gitaly to reflect that a commit has been committed by your instance by setting `committer_email` and `committer_name`. For example, on GitLab.com these configuration options are set to `noreply@gitlab.com` and `GitLab`.
 
 `rotated_signing_keys` is a list of keys to use for verification only. Gitaly tries to verify a web commit using the configured `signing_key`, and then uses
 the rotated keys one by one until it succeeds. Set the `rotated_signing_keys` option when either:

doc/user/project/repository/signed_commits/web_commits.md

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ title: Signed commits from the GitLab UI
 - Displaying **Verified** badge for signed GitLab UI commits [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/124218) in GitLab 16.3 [with a flag](../../../../administration/feature_flags.md) named `gitaly_gpg_signing`. Disabled by default.
 - Verifying the signatures using multiple keys specified in `rotated_signing_keys` option [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitaly/-/merge_requests/6163) in GitLab 16.3.
 - `gitaly_gpg_signing` feature flag [enabled by default](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitaly/-/merge_requests/6876) on GitLab Self-Managed and GitLab Dedicated in GitLab 17.0.
-- Default values for `committer_name` and `committer_email` fields [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitaly/-/merge_requests/7620) GitLab 17.10.
 
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@@ -55,8 +54,7 @@ Before you can use commit signing for GitLab UI commits, you must
 ## Committer field of the commits
 
 In Git, commits have both an author and a committer.
-For web commits, the `Committer` field is configurable.
-By default it is set to `GitLab <noreply@gitlab.com>`. To update this field, see
+For web commits, the `Committer` field is configurable. To update this field, see
 [Configure commit signing for GitLab UI commits](../../../../administration/gitaly/configure_gitaly.md#configure-commit-signing-for-gitlab-ui-commits).
 
 GitLab provides multiple security features that rely on the `Committer` field to be set to the user who creates the commit.