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 1[[atproto-did-document.md]]
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 3The public **signing key** for the account is found under
 4the `verificationMethod` array, in an object with `id` ending `#atproto`,
 5the `controller` matching the DID itself, and `type` matching the fixed
 6string `"Multikey"`. The `publicKeyMultibase` field will be the public key
 7in multibase encoding.
 8
 9> [!IMPORTANT]
10> A valid signing key is required for atproto functionality.
11> An account with no valid key in their DID document is broken.