Computer Science: An Overview (12th Edition)
Computer Science: An Overview (12th Edition)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780133760064
Author: Glenn Brookshear, Dennis Brylow
Publisher: PEARSON
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Public-key encryption:

Encryption is a mechanism in which a message or information is encoded in such a manner that only authorized parties can access it.

A public key encryption has two keys that are public key and private key. Public key is used to encrypt the messages and private key is used to keep secret and it is also required to decrypt the messages.

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Computer Science: An Overview (12th Edition)

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