public-key cryptography
cryptosystem that uses both public and private keys
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public-key cryptography
Summary
public-key cryptography ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,521 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- public key is named after public-key cryptography[2].
- public-key cryptography is a type of cryptosystem[3].
- public-key cryptography's Commons category is recorded as Public-key cryptography[4].
- public-key cryptography's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Public-key cryptography[5].
- public-key cryptography's described by source is recorded as Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems, 2nd edition[6].
- public-key cryptography's described by source is recorded as Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems, 2nd edition[7].
- public-key cryptography's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/encryption-asymmetric[8].
- public-key cryptography's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/public-key-encryption[9].
- public-key cryptography's ACM Classification Code is recorded as 10011745[10].
- public-key cryptography's uses is recorded as public key[11].
- public-key cryptography's uses is recorded as key pair[12].
- public-key cryptography's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[13].
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Definition and Type
public-key cryptography is a type of cryptosystem[3].
Origins
public key is named after public-key cryptography[2].
Why It Matters
public-key cryptography ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,521 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 124 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]