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Microsoft TechNet Security - Microsoft Security Response Center PGP Key and S/MIME

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Microsoft TechNet Security - Microsoft Security Response Center PGP Key and S/MIME Certificate

Microsoft Security Response Center PGP Key and S/MIME Certificate

Updated: December 3, 2007

About this Key

The Microsoft Security Response Center uses this PGP key to sign all security notifications and encourages others to use this key or our S/MIME certificate when sending sensitive information to us. You should send all security vulnerability reports to secure@microsoft.com.

ID:0x88A67B13                              Type: RSA

Size: 4096/4096                             Created: 2007-11-30

Expires: 2008-12-01                    Cipher:  AES-256

Fingerprint:    DEDB B156 3A85 E317 9468 6E61 52AE B9B3 88A6 7B13

Key

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