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 OpenPGP.js [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/openpgpjs/openpgpjs.png)](https://travis-ci.org/openpgpjs/openpgpjs)
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-# What is OpenPGP.js?
 [OpenPGP.js](http://openpgpjs.org/) is a Javascript implementation of the OpenPGP protocol. This is defined in [RFC 4880](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4880).
 
 # How do I use it?