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author | Lars Wirzenius <lwirzenius@wikimedia.org> | 2019-05-09 18:09:56 +0300 |
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committer | Lars Wirzenius <lwirzenius@wikimedia.org> | 2019-05-09 18:09:56 +0300 |
commit | 7b20bbbf06e0b9da1d18e846809ac014bf70c5ac (patch) | |
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Add: why is public key good?
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diff --git a/pgptalk.mdwn b/pgptalk.mdwn index 5a79ef7..a8aaa72 100644 --- a/pgptalk.mdwn +++ b/pgptalk.mdwn @@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ Basics of public key cryptography * Keep communications **secret**: everyone can encrypt with your public key, only you can decrypt using your secret key +* Public key cryptography solves the key distribution problem. + Traditional (symmetric) cryptography requires a shared secret or + code between sender and receiver, and this can be complicated to + arrange. + * RSA, ElGamal, Diffie-Hellman, elliptic curve, etc: interesting maths if that's your thing, not required to be understood for using crypto (this might be a little controversial) |