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Example 36 · V4 · RSA 1024 + RSA 1024 (legacy)

Version 4 key: SHA-1 fingerprint of 40 hex digits, the packet format understood by practically every OpenPGP implementation including all GnuPG versions. Whether a program can use a particular V4 key also depends on its algorithms, described below.

Key overview

Key versionV4
SpecificationRFC 2440 · RFC 4880 · RFC 9580
StatusCompatible, but deprecated by RFC 9580
Primary key (certify, sign)RSA 1024 · ID 1
Encryption subkeyRSA 1024 · ID 1
FingerprintB75872FDF13E32C2535597D6CF6C25ABA3D18793
Passphrase of the private keysynthetic-key-password

Algorithms and use

RSA 1024: RSA with a modulus of 1024 bits, considered breakable today. Kept only for historical compatibility; GnuPG accepts it, Sequoia and rPGP-based tools reject keys below 2048 bits, and so does the keys2 keyserver.

RSA 1024: RSA with a modulus of 1024 bits, considered breakable today. Kept only for historical compatibility; GnuPG accepts it, Sequoia and rPGP-based tools reject keys below 2048 bits, and so does the keys2 keyserver.

Public key

The public certificate with the primary key, the encryption subkey and their binding signatures. Import it to verify signatures or to encrypt to this test identity.

Download → 1 042 bytes

-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
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k+EWkTanZCTtMDxUxG1bjXMVsvUIQ+AF7VuwyGqRbzLEbcN1i8g=
=AMbA
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

Private key

The private key, protected with the passphrase shown above. Published for testing only: anyone can use it.

Download → 2 068 bytes

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-----BEGIN PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK-----

xcFGBGr3iogBBAC89TlUe+U/4DIGWj0mLt8ZlNbV/E6YVR5/df/9fH6Cb7leyhJF
/WkR+t5X5QR226Q+WbqEQwdLMbAGE73EZE96A9aqNFKMZSu9vKrJGM6AavhtAjk+
xjMvbRs8JScWyyl07HDoNdA/vKDrlcUERxTDT+dvTO5ItbG9RFr3jrvGUQARAQAB
/gkDCHapGZjAHQAV4N6vrVUXbVvMKIcPFpwS0HKa5WoX2d50Gph9IsNmNEbz5S6K
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xa39/IvENlayJ9UT40s22zEzuNfa0ZV+/Cw/IV07KxM2k6DSTxOAKWzUy+pUTRH7
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RVfijSZfEaR3HozkVimm8f4o5E6GiMSp4F2N/5Z1u9Wmf8zFuU6VIhXHwUYEaveK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QADfahdvVhu6aiwJws64AAuM6B7jgSVR282+JMt7ZLoNU8K2BBgBCAAgBQJq94qI
FiEEt1hy/fE+MsJTVZfWz2wlq6PRh5MCGwwACgkQz2wlq6PRh5MxxQQAs/CaGM56
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xG1bjXMVsvUIQ+AF7VuwyGqRbzLEbcN1i8g=
=8FSz
-----END PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK-----

Revocation certificate

A pre-generated revocation certificate. Importing it marks the key as revoked; it is published so you can test how software handles revoked keys.

Download → 1 286 bytes

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-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
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bV0D/0MzxEXVONvXlHJtcu1XJDYo2xjh7EwRkZsYOJhWMYbGG3otjCyhbplGBPqV
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XxGkdx6M5FYppvH+KOROhojEqeBdjf+WdbvVpn/MxblOlSIVzo0EaveKiAEEAMa0
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dJ0dVT9tvucZGFicYYLxvNys7xcmRAEe7AEunjjeMpKf9D3MfQBw1RQLLsGKz1KQ
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iBYhBLdYcv3xPjLCU1WX1s9sJauj0YeTAhsMAAoJEM9sJauj0YeTMcUEALPwmhjO
eskoHqVsnNYPIVEXAhrgXh4Sy8b1z16AUcwrF3nSgoGM6OcK7XPIcs2kHzsLtx2a
I0Yc9tGQOXkXzh2aJcHiuAsqhtWVD8eCxUwqsgskM6xmr4yto5PhFpE2p2Qk7TA8
VMRtW41zFbL1CEPgBe1bsMhqkW8yxG3DdYvI
=OWAu
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

Signature of test_1MB.bin

Detached ASCII-armored signature of test_1MB.bin made with this key in CH-J Tools. Save it as test_1MB.bin.asc next to the test file.

Download → 313 bytes

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----

wrMEAAEIAB0WIQS3WHL98T4ywlNVl9bPbCWro9GHkwUCaveO9QAKCRDPbCWro9GH
kwa+A/9SlGnUtFSBRhsvufdu0al5tWUXh+1s9H58UDpqJUE/udT9uyMORSo7gV2C
VK8rBS3TgDdhz7LpOISVRGehKb0O/TXfAAv4yCOjmkZzQtAHgdsMxVl7iTjxbQj+
+av67uc0TAUkujJNJ99HZ1p/Jy7E909cUJKHjBxc36PTA37R4A==
=T+zC
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Verify the signature

Version 4 keys work with GnuPG and with SOP tools such as sqop or rsop, as far as the algorithms are supported. Use a temporary GNUPGHOME so the test key does not enter your real keyring:

gpg --import pgp-example-36-public.asc
gpg --verify test_1MB.bin.asc test_1MB.bin

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