I got this attached to an email and I don't know what it is

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Okay, I have no clue what this is, but I just received an email that has this in it.

-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

mQENBFuo3pABCAC3i5oPA+wyTfWZF5VohQCX6Xqm6Cp9nRm2lG7xkc9c9vS1Mbig
EezO/s/UJii30kU3A5Tb/QvdAPZow4qzz4c+b9QLFj0zh8HGlD4TeTj7UD2qiymk
EfEDUrSPb2twW8SBsZ0oeWK/k4YMhi3K12Zk7/I5VafpLlmah0YmfQSHR1wS6aZL
Kj00Vpe+COPIo9EI82ScI1LxOBZ1Nok0qR+fbkS2u+TJQtGEA//QySLlVeSVVYK3
08rFn4HxyCyC5N0S98rAUDex4/Inv2mPwo6o5moukulOyYYBH9wwYpVEMEx/vTmV
lo6piB3ErPRKynXpz6RCtFOaKkhXWg6R2415ABEBAAG0IVNlYW4gUGxvd3MgPHNl
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0uwH/3N1W+1Sa0mcVsR/Q9fwo32No/O/s0P8yKNxutwvN9BMwSVoTGnZP1AezuCK
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wADXVposcPuCJEI/lQhyj37v6AISVg1iTx8ogbec9sjrxxEFl4hi2Brl6bB+v9U0
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BtNvOP4qgdY3wD7qRgnc9TuCyAmUzPwPfQaZH3bDdRa586/WR4GWJm8Akt+ZcWO8
s0amZrCbcMSHDRIhxfWcV4zJvYeuqKC/cnHbvEkjEZwXgyg7L7mvkfckecpgSyhk
CukS2unzHU3SAjG55RDOJ9zTH5YS0xEwlGHCkFtSKGd4yx2ZEm1OtzYONy+mgMcA
EQEAAYkBNgQYAQoAIBYhBBZoO2NFz7Tg1ow6aBnIWgxay6CIBQJbqN6QAhsMAAoJ
EBnIWgxay6CIINIH/jgy/fbpOvlMH/N5Vihiifzd4K+5NRyDAYyIJH3vdJ+L2y+z
nUzI8RBMA8RUVez2EPvcSOU0ffty+Tnho3tQ0swr1muBCh0SEq3rg36TjC8bqoy+
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MoXmkYnDZbj1XeSjJ/e2TXOLp4kSte3gr2zXnOOjEpz0f1gehs78S/9xBRLM2RAy
QpXREAeiwTc6ALBoBp4pkNX7oG/UN6cOQhO3+kk3UbZaBGET/emrcSHCe1Zl+lTb
1V5RdZvs8gJOuzFIl0iuHBpRq7cmJRN4el3KzAM=
=o7zB
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

If this means something, could someone decode it for me? If not, then could someone just tell me what it is?

email pgp

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Okay, I have no clue what this is, but I just received an email that has this in it.

-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

mQENBFuo3pABCAC3i5oPA+wyTfWZF5VohQCX6Xqm6Cp9nRm2lG7xkc9c9vS1Mbig
EezO/s/UJii30kU3A5Tb/QvdAPZow4qzz4c+b9QLFj0zh8HGlD4TeTj7UD2qiymk
EfEDUrSPb2twW8SBsZ0oeWK/k4YMhi3K12Zk7/I5VafpLlmah0YmfQSHR1wS6aZL
Kj00Vpe+COPIo9EI82ScI1LxOBZ1Nok0qR+fbkS2u+TJQtGEA//QySLlVeSVVYK3
08rFn4HxyCyC5N0S98rAUDex4/Inv2mPwo6o5moukulOyYYBH9wwYpVEMEx/vTmV
lo6piB3ErPRKynXpz6RCtFOaKkhXWg6R2415ABEBAAG0IVNlYW4gUGxvd3MgPHNl
YW4ucGxvd3NAZ21haWwuY29tPokBTgQTAQoAOBYhBBZoO2NFz7Tg1ow6aBnIWgxa
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0uwH/3N1W+1Sa0mcVsR/Q9fwo32No/O/s0P8yKNxutwvN9BMwSVoTGnZP1AezuCK
wXasWju9Gs33ALY/uv7S3/WAz6hhLCzrKvRawBDbEcwp2G+0sBUd3z6Svteu/pDY
wADXVposcPuCJEI/lQhyj37v6AISVg1iTx8ogbec9sjrxxEFl4hi2Brl6bB+v9U0
GNsDrhwcm2swFJciMVk6SRPNhMKlS3evKGCnSMOQROld3muAvNY7Zvn/7tSappim
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BtNvOP4qgdY3wD7qRgnc9TuCyAmUzPwPfQaZH3bDdRa586/WR4GWJm8Akt+ZcWO8
s0amZrCbcMSHDRIhxfWcV4zJvYeuqKC/cnHbvEkjEZwXgyg7L7mvkfckecpgSyhk
CukS2unzHU3SAjG55RDOJ9zTH5YS0xEwlGHCkFtSKGd4yx2ZEm1OtzYONy+mgMcA
EQEAAYkBNgQYAQoAIBYhBBZoO2NFz7Tg1ow6aBnIWgxay6CIBQJbqN6QAhsMAAoJ
EBnIWgxay6CIINIH/jgy/fbpOvlMH/N5Vihiifzd4K+5NRyDAYyIJH3vdJ+L2y+z
nUzI8RBMA8RUVez2EPvcSOU0ffty+Tnho3tQ0swr1muBCh0SEq3rg36TjC8bqoy+
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MoXmkYnDZbj1XeSjJ/e2TXOLp4kSte3gr2zXnOOjEpz0f1gehs78S/9xBRLM2RAy
QpXREAeiwTc6ALBoBp4pkNX7oG/UN6cOQhO3+kk3UbZaBGET/emrcSHCe1Zl+lTb
1V5RdZvs8gJOuzFIl0iuHBpRq7cmJRN4el3KzAM=
=o7zB
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

If this means something, could someone decode it for me? If not, then could someone just tell me what it is?

email pgp

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Okay, I have no clue what this is, but I just received an email that has this in it.

-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

mQENBFuo3pABCAC3i5oPA+wyTfWZF5VohQCX6Xqm6Cp9nRm2lG7xkc9c9vS1Mbig
EezO/s/UJii30kU3A5Tb/QvdAPZow4qzz4c+b9QLFj0zh8HGlD4TeTj7UD2qiymk
EfEDUrSPb2twW8SBsZ0oeWK/k4YMhi3K12Zk7/I5VafpLlmah0YmfQSHR1wS6aZL
Kj00Vpe+COPIo9EI82ScI1LxOBZ1Nok0qR+fbkS2u+TJQtGEA//QySLlVeSVVYK3
08rFn4HxyCyC5N0S98rAUDex4/Inv2mPwo6o5moukulOyYYBH9wwYpVEMEx/vTmV
lo6piB3ErPRKynXpz6RCtFOaKkhXWg6R2415ABEBAAG0IVNlYW4gUGxvd3MgPHNl
YW4ucGxvd3NAZ21haWwuY29tPokBTgQTAQoAOBYhBBZoO2NFz7Tg1ow6aBnIWgxa
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wXasWju9Gs33ALY/uv7S3/WAz6hhLCzrKvRawBDbEcwp2G+0sBUd3z6Svteu/pDY
wADXVposcPuCJEI/lQhyj37v6AISVg1iTx8ogbec9sjrxxEFl4hi2Brl6bB+v9U0
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HXSdyi3NhS2W65wMAwc6ZzA+9C0SnOl+5FVwB9gYR+fdyHyRLq8KvIAgmMPZFhYV
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s0amZrCbcMSHDRIhxfWcV4zJvYeuqKC/cnHbvEkjEZwXgyg7L7mvkfckecpgSyhk
CukS2unzHU3SAjG55RDOJ9zTH5YS0xEwlGHCkFtSKGd4yx2ZEm1OtzYONy+mgMcA
EQEAAYkBNgQYAQoAIBYhBBZoO2NFz7Tg1ow6aBnIWgxay6CIBQJbqN6QAhsMAAoJ
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nUzI8RBMA8RUVez2EPvcSOU0ffty+Tnho3tQ0swr1muBCh0SEq3rg36TjC8bqoy+
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MoXmkYnDZbj1XeSjJ/e2TXOLp4kSte3gr2zXnOOjEpz0f1gehs78S/9xBRLM2RAy
QpXREAeiwTc6ALBoBp4pkNX7oG/UN6cOQhO3+kk3UbZaBGET/emrcSHCe1Zl+lTb
1V5RdZvs8gJOuzFIl0iuHBpRq7cmJRN4el3KzAM=
=o7zB
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

If this means something, could someone decode it for me? If not, then could someone just tell me what it is?

email pgp

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Okay, I have no clue what this is, but I just received an email that has this in it.

-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
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s0amZrCbcMSHDRIhxfWcV4zJvYeuqKC/cnHbvEkjEZwXgyg7L7mvkfckecpgSyhk
CukS2unzHU3SAjG55RDOJ9zTH5YS0xEwlGHCkFtSKGd4yx2ZEm1OtzYONy+mgMcA
EQEAAYkBNgQYAQoAIBYhBBZoO2NFz7Tg1ow6aBnIWgxay6CIBQJbqN6QAhsMAAoJ
EBnIWgxay6CIINIH/jgy/fbpOvlMH/N5Vihiifzd4K+5NRyDAYyIJH3vdJ+L2y+z
nUzI8RBMA8RUVez2EPvcSOU0ffty+Tnho3tQ0swr1muBCh0SEq3rg36TjC8bqoy+
/wtrs2GWZbBZU6DVCsaqB7d4KsA5BZLXvs7aS8oRJyFxdXa9+dXUkLBQpqd9Jq9E
MoXmkYnDZbj1XeSjJ/e2TXOLp4kSte3gr2zXnOOjEpz0f1gehs78S/9xBRLM2RAy
QpXREAeiwTc6ALBoBp4pkNX7oG/UN6cOQhO3+kk3UbZaBGET/emrcSHCe1Zl+lTb
1V5RdZvs8gJOuzFIl0iuHBpRq7cmJRN4el3KzAM=
=o7zB
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

If this means something, could someone decode it for me? If not, then could someone just tell me what it is?

email pgp

email pgp

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This is the PGP public key belonging to (presumably) the email's author. Its primary uses are:

• to encrypt messages that you're sending to the key's owner (i.e. email privacy);




• to verify digital signatures made by the key's owner (proof of authorship).

The PGP standard is used by such software as GnuPG (Gpg4win), Enigmail, OpenKeychain, Symantec Desktop Email Encryption (aka PGP.com), and so on.

As for why it was sent to you: you'll have to ask the person you got it from. Note that some mail apps begin automatically attaching the sender's PGP key to all messages as soon as the feature is set up, even if the sender didn't exactly ask for it.

If the sender didn't specifically request usage of PGP encryption or signing, and if you don't intend to use it either, then the attachment can be ignored.

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It's harmless, and possibly useful. Users of PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) (and other similar apps) send a 'public key', such as you saw in the message, so folks who have the 'private key' for that user can verify the message really came from the named sender. The 'public key' can also be used to encrypt a message which anyone w/ a PGP-like app can send to that user which only that user can decrypt.

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This is the PGP public key belonging to (presumably) the email's author. Its primary uses are:

• to encrypt messages that you're sending to the key's owner (i.e. email privacy);




• to verify digital signatures made by the key's owner (proof of authorship).

The PGP standard is used by such software as GnuPG (Gpg4win), Enigmail, OpenKeychain, Symantec Desktop Email Encryption (aka PGP.com), and so on.

As for why it was sent to you: you'll have to ask the person you got it from. Note that some mail apps begin automatically attaching the sender's PGP key to all messages as soon as the feature is set up, even if the sender didn't exactly ask for it.

If the sender didn't specifically request usage of PGP encryption or signing, and if you don't intend to use it either, then the attachment can be ignored.

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224k33458522

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This is the PGP public key belonging to (presumably) the email's author. Its primary uses are:

• to encrypt messages that you're sending to the key's owner (i.e. email privacy);




• to verify digital signatures made by the key's owner (proof of authorship).

The PGP standard is used by such software as GnuPG (Gpg4win), Enigmail, OpenKeychain, Symantec Desktop Email Encryption (aka PGP.com), and so on.

As for why it was sent to you: you'll have to ask the person you got it from. Note that some mail apps begin automatically attaching the sender's PGP key to all messages as soon as the feature is set up, even if the sender didn't exactly ask for it.

If the sender didn't specifically request usage of PGP encryption or signing, and if you don't intend to use it either, then the attachment can be ignored.

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edited 22 mins ago

answered 34 mins ago

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224k33458522

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Obligatory xkcd
  – grawity
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up vote
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This is the PGP public key belonging to (presumably) the email's author. Its primary uses are:

• to encrypt messages that you're sending to the key's owner (i.e. email privacy);




• to verify digital signatures made by the key's owner (proof of authorship).

The PGP standard is used by such software as GnuPG (Gpg4win), Enigmail, OpenKeychain, Symantec Desktop Email Encryption (aka PGP.com), and so on.

As for why it was sent to you: you'll have to ask the person you got it from. Note that some mail apps begin automatically attaching the sender's PGP key to all messages as soon as the feature is set up, even if the sender didn't exactly ask for it.

If the sender didn't specifically request usage of PGP encryption or signing, and if you don't intend to use it either, then the attachment can be ignored.

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edited 22 mins ago

answered 34 mins ago

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224k33458522

This is the PGP public key belonging to (presumably) the email's author. Its primary uses are:

• to encrypt messages that you're sending to the key's owner (i.e. email privacy);




• to verify digital signatures made by the key's owner (proof of authorship).

The PGP standard is used by such software as GnuPG (Gpg4win), Enigmail, OpenKeychain, Symantec Desktop Email Encryption (aka PGP.com), and so on.

As for why it was sent to you: you'll have to ask the person you got it from. Note that some mail apps begin automatically attaching the sender's PGP key to all messages as soon as the feature is set up, even if the sender didn't exactly ask for it.

If the sender didn't specifically request usage of PGP encryption or signing, and if you don't intend to use it either, then the attachment can be ignored.

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It's harmless, and possibly useful. Users of PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) (and other similar apps) send a 'public key', such as you saw in the message, so folks who have the 'private key' for that user can verify the message really came from the named sender. The 'public key' can also be used to encrypt a message which anyone w/ a PGP-like app can send to that user which only that user can decrypt.

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It's harmless, and possibly useful. Users of PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) (and other similar apps) send a 'public key', such as you saw in the message, so folks who have the 'private key' for that user can verify the message really came from the named sender. The 'public key' can also be used to encrypt a message which anyone w/ a PGP-like app can send to that user which only that user can decrypt.

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It's harmless, and possibly useful. Users of PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) (and other similar apps) send a 'public key', such as you saw in the message, so folks who have the 'private key' for that user can verify the message really came from the named sender. The 'public key' can also be used to encrypt a message which anyone w/ a PGP-like app can send to that user which only that user can decrypt.

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It's harmless, and possibly useful. Users of PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) (and other similar apps) send a 'public key', such as you saw in the message, so folks who have the 'private key' for that user can verify the message really came from the named sender. The 'public key' can also be used to encrypt a message which anyone w/ a PGP-like app can send to that user which only that user can decrypt.

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