Public Key Cryptography – UPSC

Public Key Cryptography?
  • Public-key cryptography also called asymmetric cryptography is communication where people exchange messages that can only be read by one another.
  • In public-key cryptography, each user has a pair of cryptographic keys: a public key and a private key
  • The private key is kept secret, while the public key may be widely distributed and used by other users.
  • Incoming messages are encrypted with the recipient’s public key and can only be decrypted with their corresponding private key.

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