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Asymmetric Encryption

Exploring encryption methods that use public and private keys.

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Asymmetric Encryption

Asymmetric encryption is a cryptographic method that uses two keys: a public key for encryption and a private key for decryption.

Asymmetric Encryption — illustration 1

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How It Works

The sender encrypts a message using the recipient’s public key. Only the recipient’s private key can decrypt the message.

All lessons in this course

  1. Symmetric Encryption
  2. Asymmetric Encryption
  3. Hash Functions
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