Public-key cryptography
public-key encryption
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cryptography, standard (PKCS) A set of standards for public-key cryptography, developed by RSA Data Security, Inc. in cooperation with an informal consortium, originally including Apple, Microsoft, DEC, Lotus, Sun and MIT. The PKCS have been cited by the OSI Implementers’ Workshop (OIW) as a method for implementation of OSI standards. PKCS includes both algorithm-specific and […]
- Public-key encryption
cryptography (PKE, Or “public-key cryptography”) An encryption scheme, introduced by Diffie and Hellman in 1976, where each person gets a pair of keys, called the public key and the private key. Each person’s public key is published while the private key is kept secret. Messages are encrypted using the intended recipient’s public key and can […]
- Public key infrastructure
cryptography, communications (PKI) A system of public key encryption using digital certificates from Certificate Authorities and other registration authorities that verify and authenticate the validity of each party involved in an electronic transaction. PKIs are currently evolving and there is no single PKI nor even a single agreed-upon standard for setting up a PKI. However, […]
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noun 1. Also called public act, public statute. a law or statute of a general character that applies to the people of a whole state or nation. 2. a branch of law dealing with the legal relationships between the state and individuals and with the relations among governmental agencies. Compare private law. 3. public international […]
- Public-lending-right
noun 1. (in Britain) an act of Parliament that directs compensation to an author for the library loan of his or her book. Public Lending Right noun 1. the right of authors to receive payment when their books are borrowed from public libraries PLR