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How do private keys work in PKI and cryptography?




How do private keys work in PKI and cryptography?

In a previous article, I gave an overview of cryptography and discussed the core concepts of confidentiality (keeping data secret), integrity (protecting data from tampering), and authentication (knowing the identity of the data's source). Since authentication relates so closely to all the messiness of identity in the real world, a complex technological ecosystem has evolved around establishing that someone is who they claim to be. In this article, I'll describe in broad strokes how these systems work.


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Author: awood
Published at: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 03:00:00 -0400

Credits: https://www.opensource.com

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