理解symmetric key||asymmetric key ||shared key||public-private key on Cryptography

• Overview

  cryptography

• cryptographic keys

  In cryptography, a key is a piece of information (a parameter) that determines the functional output of a cryptographic algorithm.

  For encryption algorithms, a key specifies the transformation of plaintext into ciphertext, and vice versa depending on the decryption algorithm.

• Symmetric-key algorithms

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

• Public-key cryptography

  Public-key cryptography (or asymmetric cryptography) is a cryptographic system that uses pairs of keys:

  • public keys, which may be disseminated widely
  • private keys, which are known only to the owner

  The generation of such keys depends on cryptographic algorithms based on mathematical problems to produce one-way function.

  Effective security only requires keeping the private key private; the public key can be openly distributed without compromising security.

• Shared key encryption

  Shared key and Public key encryption

  shared secret

  Shared key encryption uses one key to encrypt and decrypt messages.

  In cryptography, a shared secret is a piece of data, known only to the parties involved,in a secure communication. This usually refers to the key of a symmetric cryptosystem.

• References

1. Encryption and Decryption