Public-key cryptography, or asymmetric cryptography, is the field of cryptographic systems that use pairs of related keys. Each key pair consists of a...

A key in cryptography is a piece of information, usually a string of numbers or letters that are stored in a file, which, when processed through a cryptographic...

shared keys for symmetric-key cryptography, which are then used for bulk encryption–decryption. The idea of an asymmetric public-private key cryptosystem...

cryptography, and one symposium: Crypto (flagship) Eurocrypt (flagship) Asiacrypt (flagship) Fast Software Encryption (FSE) Public Key Cryptography (PKC)...

Elliptic-curve cryptography (ECC) is an approach to public-key cryptography based on the algebraic structure of elliptic curves over finite fields. ECC...

(DH) key exchange is a mathematical method of securely exchanging cryptographic keys over a public channel and was one of the first public-key protocols...

In public-key cryptography, a public key fingerprint is a short sequence of bytes used to identify a longer public key. Fingerprints are created by applying...

behavior. More generally, cryptography is about constructing and analyzing protocols that prevent third parties or the public from reading private messages...

Symmetric-key algorithms are algorithms for cryptography that use the same cryptographic keys for both the encryption of plaintext and the decryption...

validate the information being transferred. In cryptography, a PKI is an arrangement that binds public keys with respective identities of entities (like...

In cryptography, PKCS (Public Key Cryptography Standards) are a group of public-key cryptography standards devised and published by RSA Security LLC,...

In cryptography, key size or key length refers to the number of bits in a key used by a cryptographic algorithm (such as a cipher). Key length defines...

encryption standard (DES), and the invention of public-key cryptography. The earliest known use of cryptography is found in non-standard hieroglyphs carved...

algorithm. Key servers play an important role in public key cryptography. In public key cryptography an individual is able to generate a key pair, where...

Key exchange (also key establishment) is a method in cryptography by which cryptographic keys are exchanged between two parties, allowing use of a cryptographic...

management systems and protocols that use symmetric key cryptography instead of public key cryptography like Kerberos and the 3GPP Mobile Network Authentication...

This glossary lists types of keys as the term is used in cryptography, as opposed to door locks. Terms that are primarily used by the U.S. National Security...

cryptography is a type of public-key cryptography in which a publicly known string representing an individual or organization is used as a public key...

public-key cryptography. It includes specifications for: Traditional public-key cryptography (IEEE Std 1363-2000 and 1363a-2004) Lattice-based public-key...

previous key exchange. In public key cryptography, the key distribution of public keys is done through public key servers. When a person creates a key-pair...

In cryptography, a public key certificate, also known as a digital certificate or identity certificate, is an electronic document used to prove the validity...

(DSA) which uses elliptic-curve cryptography. As with elliptic-curve cryptography in general, the bit size of the private key believed to be needed for ECDSA...

In cryptography, the ElGamal encryption system is an asymmetric key encryption algorithm for public-key cryptography which is based on the Diffie–Hellman...

constructions support important standards of post-quantum cryptography. Unlike more widely used and known public-key schemes such as the RSA, Diffie-Hellman or elliptic-curve...

system; a key setup phase, where a symmetric encryption key is formed by employing public-key cryptography; and an application-level data transport function...

Strong cryptography or cryptographically strong are general terms used to designate the cryptographic algorithms that, when used correctly, provide a very...

example of quantum cryptography is quantum key distribution, which offers an information-theoretically secure solution to the key exchange problem. The...

In cryptography, a key-agreement protocol is a protocol whereby two or more parties can agree on a cryptographic key in such a way that both influence...

important primitive of identity-based cryptography. As such it is a type of public-key encryption in which the public key of a user is some unique information...

Hash-based cryptography is the generic term for constructions of cryptographic primitives based on the security of hash functions. It is of interest as...