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# Read the public key

The public key verifies that Hewlett Packard Enterprise created its RPMs and update packages and that the code has not been modified since it was signed.

### Prerequisites

- Minimum required session ID privileges: Infrastructure administrator

Reading the public key using REST APIs
`GET /rest/appliance/firmware/verificationKey`

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