PEM

External

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy-enhanced_Electronic_Mail

Overview

PEM is a de facto file format for storing and sending cryptography keys and certificates. It is based on a set of IETF standards defining "privacy-enhanced mail".

Example of a Public Key in PEM Format

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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-----END CERTIFICATE-----