The security system that underlies the internet makes use of a curious fact: You can broadcast part of your encryption to ...

An encryption method for transmitting data that uses key pairs, comprising one private and one public key. Public key cryptography is called "asymmetric encryption" because both keys are not equal.

Cryptography is not the strongest feature of IoT devices, and some of the methods I’ve used on the ESP8266 were less than ideal. Being able to more easily perform public-private key encryption ...

Contrast with "public key cryptography," which uses a two-part key; one public and one private. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.