Public key encryption
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A cryptographic system that uses two keys: one is a public key, which is known to everyone, and the second is a private or secret key, which is only known to the recipient of the message See also Asymmetric Key.
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- plural
- Public key encryptions
- possessive
- Public key encryption's
- pluralpossessive
- Public key encryptions'
Framework definitions
- §1
- The popular synonym for "asymmetric cryptography".
- §1
- A cryptographic system that uses two keys: one is a public key, which is known to everyone, and the second is a private or secret key, which is only known to the recipient of the message See also Asymmetric Key.
- §1 · legacy_primary
- A cryptographic system that uses two keys: one is a public key, which is known to everyone, and the second is a private or secret key, which is only known to the recipient of the message See also Asymmetric Key.DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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