Asymmetric Cryptography¶
Asymmetric cryptography, also called public-key cryptography, is a method of encrypting and authenticating data using two mathematically linked keys: a public key and a private key.
The method is build on three elements:
The public key can be shared freely with anyone.
The private key is kept secret by its owner.
What one key encrypts, only the other can decrypt
RSA, ECC or Elliptic Curve, Diffie-Hellman and DSA are all asymmetric cryptography.
Related : Cryptography, To Crypt, To Decrypt
