# 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 42 45 47 49 4E 20 4F 50 45 4E 53 53 48 20 50 52 49 56 41 54 45 20 4B 45 59 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D — File format magic numbers

For 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 42 45 47 49 4E 20 4F 50 45 4E 53 53 48 20 50 52 49 56 41 54 45 20 4B 45 59 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D, offset is 0; format is <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSSH> OpenSSH private key file, recorded from its source on 2026-08-03.

- **Hex signature:** 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 42 45 47 49 4E 20 4F 50 45 4E 53 53 48 20 50 52 49 56 41 54 45 20 4B 45 59 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_
- **Offset:** 0
- **Format:** <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSSH> OpenSSH private key file

## What the source says

> -----BEGIN OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY----- | 0 | | <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSSH> OpenSSH private key file

## Source

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_file_signatures

Last verified: 2026-08-03. Review by: 2027-08-03.
Part of [File format magic numbers](https://referencesource.org/file-format-signatures/).