Public key encryption: An asymmetric encryption system using a public key to encrypt and a private key to decrypt, enabling secure communication without sharing a secret key.
How to apply it: Explain how public key encryption allows two parties to communicate securely even if they have never exchanged keys in person.
Course: AP Computer Science Principles · Unit: Computing Systems and Networks
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