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  2. Public-key cryptography - Wikipedia

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    Public-key cryptography, or asymmetric cryptography, is the field of cryptographic systems that use pairs of related keys. Each key pair consists of a public key and a corresponding private key. [1] [2] Key pairs are generated with cryptographic algorithms based on mathematical problems termed one-way functions.

  3. Cryptographic key types - Wikipedia

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    A cryptographic key is categorized according to how it will be used and what properties it has. For example, a key might have one of the following properties: Symmetric, Public or Private. Keys may also be grouped into pairs that have one private and one public key, which is referred to as an Asymmetric key pair.

  4. Public key certificate - Wikipedia

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    In cryptography, a public key certificate, also known as a digital certificate or identity certificate, is an electronic document used to prove the validity of a public key. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The certificate includes the public key and information about it, information about the identity of its owner (called the subject), and the digital signature of ...

  5. Public key infrastructure - Wikipedia

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    A public key infrastructure (PKI) is a system for the creation, storage, and distribution of digital certificates which are used to verify that a particular public key belongs to a certain entity. The PKI creates digital certificates which map public keys to entities, securely stores these certificates in a central repository and revokes them ...

  6. Key (cryptography) - Wikipedia

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    Since the key protects the confidentiality and integrity of the system, it is important to be kept secret from unauthorized parties. With public key cryptography, only the private key must be kept secret, but with symmetric cryptography, it is important to maintain the confidentiality of the key.

  7. Diffie–Hellman key exchange - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] DH is one of the earliest practical examples of public key exchange implemented within the field of cryptography. Published in 1976 by Diffie and Hellman, this is the earliest publicly known work that proposed the idea of a private key and a corresponding public key.

  8. List of cryptosystems - Wikipedia

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    Public-key cryptosystems use a public key for encryption and a private key for decryption. Diffie–Hellman key exchange; RSA encryption; Rabin cryptosystem; Schnorr signature; ElGamal encryption; Elliptic-curve cryptography; Lattice-based cryptography; McEliece cryptosystem; Multivariate cryptography; Isogeny-based cryptography

  9. Key exchange - Wikipedia

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    Key exchange (also key establishment) is a method in cryptography by which cryptographic keys are exchanged between two parties, allowing use of a cryptographic algorithm. In the Diffie–Hellman key exchange scheme, each party generates a public/private key pair and distributes the public key. After obtaining an authentic copy of each other's ...