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