---
type: lookup
id: 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
asset: file-format-signatures
title: "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"
sources:
  - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_file_signatures
source_quote: "-----BEGIN OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY----- | 0 | | <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSSH> OpenSSH private key file"
generated: true
verified: false
harvested: 2026-08-03
stale_after: 2027-08-03
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"
offset: "0"
format: "<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSSH> OpenSSH private key file"
unverified_fields: hex_signature
---
**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

**Offset:** 0

**Format:** <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSSH> OpenSSH private key file

> -----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>