Retrieve a public key

This page shows you how to retrieve the public key portion of an enabled asymmetric key version.

The format of the public key depends on whether it is a post-quantum computing (PQC) or conventional algorithm:

  • For non-PQC algorithms, the default format of the public key is the Privacy-enhanced Electronic Mail (PEM) format. You can also retrieve non-PQC public keys in the Distinguished Encoding Rules (DER) format. For more information, see the RFC 7468, particularly the sections "General Considerations" and "Textual Encoding of Subject Public Key Info".