PUBLIC KEY

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A public key is one of the two keys used in an asymmetric encryption system. The public key is made public, to be used in conjunction with a corresponding private key.


Other topics in our resources on Communications Systems related to Public key include: 
 
  • public key authority (PKA)
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  • Symmetric encryption
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  • Rivest-Shamir-Adleman algorithm (RSA algorithm)

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