PublicKeyEncryption

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Public Key Encryption is a type of encryption using different keys for encryption than for decryption. The set of associated keys used for these operations are known as an AsymmetricKeyPair? consisting of of PublicKey and a PrivateKey.

The PublicKey is published, and used to decrypt messages from or to encrypt messages to the holder of the PrivateKey. It can also be used to confirm a DigitalSignature generated with using the complementary PrivateKey.

Contrast with SymmetricCipher

It is an element of PublicKeyInfrastructure

CategoryCryptography

PublicKeyEncryption

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