= Asymmetric cryptography
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<Cryptography> using a <public key> and a corresponding <private key>. Public-key <encryption> lets others encrypt for the private-key holder; a <digital signature> instead lets the holder authenticate messages for public verification.


Public-key cryptography

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The design and analysis of protocols that protect information or authenticate messages in the presence of adversaries. It includes <ciphers>, <digital signatures> and <cryptographic hash functions>.


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