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From George <glind98@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.security.pgp.tech
Subject PGP public key signatures
Date Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:35:26 -0700 (PDT)
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I have read the latest RFC am still unsure about PGP public key signatures.
The public key is made up of the Public Key packet, the User ID packet and the Signature packet.   What is the purpose if the signature packet.  Is it signed with the corresponding private key?

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PGP public key signatures George <glind98@gmail.com> - 2012-07-24 11:35 -0700
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