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Security Response: VMware PGP Public Key for Security Alerts

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What is the PGP Public Key I should use for checking the validity of security alerts signed by VMware?

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Current Key

The following PGP Public Key can be used for validating security alerts (VMware Security Advisories) issued by VMware, Inc. on or after September 14, 2007.

Public Key

-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux)
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=kV+C
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

Fingerprint

Key fingerprint = FBF2 1984 6E96 01B2 6753 5F33 4B62 B2B2 F047 D719

Historic Keys

The following keys remain trusted, but have been retired from current use.

Key Introduced August 5, 2006

The following PGP Public Key can be used for validating security alerts (VMware Security Advisories) issued by VMware, Inc. on or after August 5, 2006 up to September 14, 2007.

Public Key



-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.4 (GNU/Linux)
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=
=Ghmi
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

Fingerprint

Key fingerprint = 167E 0123 D8F3 A515 C94D 53C4 E8A8 D087 2DA9 3E69

Key Used Before August 5, 2006

The following PGP Public Key can be used for validating security alerts signed by VMware, Inc and issued prior to 5 August 2006.

Public Key



-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (MingW32)
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=PeGj
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----

Fingerprint

Key fingerprint = 79C9 6856 3277 37E4 1927 DC42 2EC6 4BAD FB46 D793

Keywords

1055; alertz; openpgp; pgp; gpg; gnupg;

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KB Article: 1055
Updated: Aug 14, 2009

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