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public-key cryptography

cryptosystem that uses both public and private keys
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public-key cryptography
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Summary

public-key cryptography ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,987 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Named after: public key[2]
  • Subclass of: cryptosystem[3]
  • Commons category: Public-key cryptography[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Public-key cryptography[5]
  • Described by source: Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems, 2nd edition[6]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://stackoverflow.com/tags/encryption-asymmetric[7], https://stackoverflow.com/tags/public-key-encryption[8]
  • ACM Classification Code (2012): 10011745[9]
  • Uses: public key[10], key pair[11]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[12]

Why It Matters

public-key cryptography has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 155 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Named after → public key
    Named after → —
    Uses → public key, key pair
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