.key PGP keys
Other formats
| MIME type | application/pgp-keys application/vnd.apple.keynote |
|---|---|
| Description | PGP keys |
| Acronym | PGP – Pretty Good Privacy |
| Category | Other formats |
| Other extensions | .asc, .gpg, .pgp, .pkr, .skr |
Frequently asked questions
What is a .key file?
The .key extension is used for several formats: PGP keys (application/pgp-keys) and Apple Keynote 5 presentation (application/vnd.apple.keynote). PGP stands for Pretty Good Privacy.
How do I open a .key file?
With the program that created the file. On Linux, xdg-mime query default with the MIME type shows the default application, and xdg-open opens the file with it.
How can you tell a genuine .key file?
No fixed signature at the start of the file is registered for this format; it is recognised mainly by its extension. On Linux and macOS, file --mime-type example.key shows the guessed type.
Which MIME type belongs to .key?
The MIME type is application/pgp-keys. In the Apache web server: AddType application/pgp-keys .key; in nginx: types { application/pgp-keys key; }.