Sentences with phrase «by public key cryptography»

No doubt, the debate rages on, but I argue further that since digital communication simply means an electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally, it is only appropriate to argue that a digital signature is one form of electronic signature produced by public key cryptography.

Since «digital signature» is widely used to mean, as the last commenter says, electronic signatures produced by public key cryptography, the expression should ideally not be used as a generic synonym for any electronic signature.

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Most sensitive web transactions are protected by public - key cryptography, a type of encryption that lets computers share information securely without first agreeing on a secret encryption key.

Secure internet transactions mostly use public key cryptography, which is pretty good but can in principle be hacked by a sneaky eavesdropper or someone with a powerful enough computer.

Eighty characters isn't enough to record, say, all the public keys certified by a public - key cryptography system.

The key innovation is a public blockchain that eliminates the need for a central counterparty to act as a third party to financial transactions, relying instead on a decentralised peer - to - peer network secured by advanced cryptography.

Digital security certificates create an encrypted connection using public key cryptography, typically indicated by «https» and a padlock appearing in the URL window of a browser.

In cryptography, a public key is a cryptographic key that can be utilized by any party to encrypt a message.