public key cryptography

public key cryptography
The subfield of cryptography in which all information used to encode a message is assumed to be publicly available.

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  • Public-key cryptography — In an asymmetric key encryption scheme, anyone can encrypt messages using the public key, but only the holder of the paired private key can decrypt. Security depends on the secrecy of that private key …   Wikipedia

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  • public-key cryptography — noun A form of cryptography which allows users to communicate securely without previously agreeing on a shared secret key (abbreviation PKC) Syn: asymmetric cryptography, public key encryption …   Wiktionary

  • public key cryptography — noun a method of encryption of electronic data sent from one person to another which relies on two authentication keys, one public and one private, the two keys being connected by an algorithm which makes the combination unique, neither key being …  

  • Key (cryptography) — In cryptography, a key is a piece of information (a parameter) that determines the functional output of a cryptographic algorithm or cipher. Without a key, the algorithm would produce no useful result. In encryption, a key specifies the… …   Wikipedia

  • Public key infrastructure — In cryptography, a public key infrastructure (PKI) is an arrangement that binds public keys with respective user identities by means of a certificate authority (CA). The user identity must be unique for each CA. The binding is established through …   Wikipedia

  • Public key fingerprint — In public key cryptography, a public key fingerprint is a short sequence of bytes used to authenticate or look up a longer public key. Fingerprints are created by applying a cryptographic hash function to a public key. Since fingerprints are… …   Wikipedia

  • Public key certificate — Diagram of an example usage of digital certificate In cryptography, a public key certificate (also known as a digital certificate or identity certificate) is an electronic document which uses a digital signature to bind a public key with an… …   Wikipedia

  • public key — /pʌblɪk ki/ (say publik kee) adjective of, relating to, or employing public key cryptography. Also, public key …  

  • public key encryption — noun encryption of digital data using public key cryptography …  

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