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The public part of PublicKeyEncryption.
Stored in [SSH] as a file often called 'identity.pub'. You download people's public key using gpg --recv-keys, or from their webpage, to verify that something signed with their PrivateKey really came from them, or to encrypt something so that only their private key can decode it.
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+Public keys are actually used in several different widely used programs. The place most people encounter them (though most of them are unaware of the fact) in in a WebBrowser when they traverse an https link. Other places are in PGP/[GPG]. There are several projects that even use a public key identifier as a routing destination in an InternetProtocol-like protocol. You can find the list on the [CAKE Wiki list of other projects|http://www.cakem.net/mywiki/OtherProjects].
