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authorLars Wirzenius <lwirzenius@wikimedia.org>2019-05-09 18:09:56 +0300
committerLars Wirzenius <lwirzenius@wikimedia.org>2019-05-09 18:09:56 +0300
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Add: why is public key good?
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@@ -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)