In the context of public-key cryptography, how do the roles of the public key and private key differ in the RSA cryptosystem, and why is it important that the private key remains confidential?
Friday, 14 June 2024
by EITCA Academy
In the realm of public-key cryptography, the RSA cryptosystem stands as one of the most renowned and widely implemented cryptographic protocols. The RSA algorithm, named after its inventors Rivest, Shamir, and Adleman, is fundamentally based on the mathematical difficulty of factoring large composite numbers. Its security hinges on the computational complexity of this problem, which
- Published in Cybersecurity, EITC/IS/CCF Classical Cryptography Fundamentals, Introduction to public-key cryptography, The RSA cryptosystem and efficient exponentiation, Examination review
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Cryptography, Cybersecurity, Decryption, Digital Signatures, Encryption, Key Confidentiality, Modular Exponentiation, Private Key, Public Key, RSA