How to Use the ASCII Armor & PGP Block Formatter
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Paste raw or messy PGP block (public key, encrypted message, or signature).
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Click "Format & Normalize Armor" to re-wrap lines to standard 64 characters.
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Review detected block type (e.g. `-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----`).
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Copy the cleaned, valid PGP message ready for GPG/OpenPGP import.
Practical Example & Use Case
Common Real-World Scenario
Cleaning up a PGP public key corrupted by email line wrapping or pasted into a web form with broken whitespaces.
Technical Notes & Limitations
Browser Engine Architecture
Performs RFC 4880 formatting and radix-64 checksum diagnostics locally.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is PGP ASCII Armor?
It is an RFC 4880 standard that encodes binary OpenPGP packets into 7-bit ASCII text with headers and a CRC-24 checksum.