# 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 42 45 47 49 4E 20 53 53 48 32 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 53 53 48 32 20 4B 45 59 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D, offset is 0; extension is pub; format is <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSSH> OpenSSH public key file, recorded from its source on 2026-08-03.

- **Hex signature:** 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 42 45 47 49 4E 20 53 53 48 32 20 4B 45 59 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_
- **Offset:** 0
- **Extension:** pub
- **Format:** <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSSH> OpenSSH public key file

## What the source says

> -----BEGIN SSH2 PUBLIC KEY----- | 0 | pub | <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSSH> OpenSSH public 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/).
