Public-key Encryption

• KeyE is freely distributed.

• KeyD is known only to the receiver.

• Several parties can encrypt using the same key, without being able to read each other messages.

1. Acquire KeyE

2.

3. send Cmess

1. Compute KeyE, KeyD

2. Publish KeyE

2. receive Cmess

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