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Concerning the public key cryptography for the exchange of private encrypted messages, I would have rather represented the shared public keys by padlocks, and t
by largolagrande 4y ago
Concerning the public key cryptography for the exchange of private encrypted messages, I would have rather represented the shared public keys by padlocks, and the private key by the key allowing to open the padlocks. This way, it is easier to understand that there is a relationship between the two keys. In his drawing, 2 different keys can open the safe door, which is not possible in the physical world...
- kulhur 4y agoWhat about signed messages? Then the private key is the padlock and the public key is the... key.
- quietdean 4y agoJust to let you know, out of interest, you can have two different keys for a physical lock. It's how master-keying works.
- rmetzler 4y agoI like this visual explanation of the Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffie%E2%80%93Hellman_key_exchange#/media/File:Diffie-Hellman_Key_Exchange.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffie%E2%80%93Hellman_key_exc...
- fknorangesite 4y agoYeah I've always liked this video explaining D-H using the same paint-mixing metaphor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEBfamv-_do https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEBfamv-_do