Hi
Clarence Verge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> You only need to exchange public keys with SSL, and because they are
>> public, it doesn't matter if thousands of people can see them - they are
>> still secure. Not so with secret-key systems.
CV> This Arachnid needs to understand the relationship between your "public"
CV> key and your "private" key before the above will sound secure.
They are created at the same time.
If you encrypt something with your secret key, the other party needs you
public key to decrypt it.
Has my letter arrived to the list ??
CV> Are you saying that you can generate a public key from your private key
NO ...
You generate a public and a private key. (once)
CV> and any information encrypted with that public key is secure because it
CV> can only be decrypted by YOUR private key ?
Yes.
CV> If someone has your public key AND the original material they intend to
CV> encrypt AND the encrypted result plus an understanding of the encryption
CV> process, do they not then have enough information to generate a copy of
CV> your private key ?
No
CV> Or, is that private key used ONLY ONCE ?
no
CV> - Clarence Verge
CU, Ricsi
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