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public key

A public key is a cryptographic key that can be used by anyone to encrypt data, which can be deciphered only by using a second key (the private key) that is known only to the recipient. A typical public key can look like this:

-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: Example v1.0.0
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=D0D8
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

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