= Get public keys

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//This tutorial is for Gpg4win 4.0.3. For new versions this process may differ.//

You created your own keys and are able to sign files and messages and now you want to encrypt to another person. But wait. Isn't something missing? Yes, to encrypt a file to someone you need their public key. The next question is: How can you get that key?
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There are several ways and here we explain two of them:
* Download the public key from a keyserver
* Import a key as a file

=== Download a public key from a keyserver