go_sshkeys/_ref/ed25519/public.adoc

Public

Structure

Public keys are stored in the following structure:

Key Structure

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)

Example

id_ed25519.pub Format

ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIEQ4i8lzaE3WaFcTESK/8hLJg7umsWLE6XzRH3PDnZew This is a test key

Structure Reference (Hex) (Decoded Base64 component only; AAA…​nZew)

0.0 0000000b (11)
    0.0.0 7373682d65643235353139 ("ssh-ed25519")
1.0 00000020 (32)
    1.0.0 44388bc973684dd66857131122bff212c983bba6b162c4e97cd11f73c39d97b0 (bytes)