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> As a general rule of thumb: public key is what you use when you have no other choice. I think you mean, "private" key is what you use when you have no other
by sumnulu 9y ago
> As a general rule of thumb: public key is what you use when you have no other choice.
I think you mean, "private" key is what you use when you have no other choice.
- tptacek 9y agoNo, that's not what I mean.
- lvh 9y agoNo: he's using public key as in public-key cryptography, as opposed to secret-key cryptography.
- dullgiulio 9y agoI think "public key" as in "asymmetric cryptography with public key."