==== Public

===== Structure

Public keys are stored in the following structure:

.Key Structure
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0.0 uint32 allocator for 0.0.0 (4 bytes)
    0.0.0 Public key key type string (ASCII bytes)
1.0 uint32 allocator for 1.0.0 (4 bytes)
    1.0.0 Public key payload (bytes)
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===== Example

.`id_ed25519.pub` Format
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ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIEQ4i8lzaE3WaFcTESK/8hLJg7umsWLE6XzRH3PDnZew This is a test key
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.Structure Reference (Hex) (Decoded Base64 component only; `AAA...nZew`)
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0.0 0000000b (11)
    0.0.0 7373682d65643235353139 ("ssh-ed25519")
1.0 00000020 (32)
    1.0.0 44388bc973684dd66857131122bff212c983bba6b162c4e97cd11f73c39d97b0 (bytes)
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