Self-authenticating identifiers.

This article discusses the use of public key cryptography in the encryption and decryption of data. The author comments on the role of self-authenticating identifiers in the process of encryption and decryption and examines the creation of certificate authorities to link these identifiers to public...

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Publicado en:	Communications of the ACM Vol. 61; no. 12; pp. 5 - 6
Autor principal:	Cerf, Vinton G.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Association for Computing Machinery Dec2018
Materias:	Public key cryptography Cryptography Data encryption Computer network security Encryption protocols Certificate authority Digital certificates
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Sumario:	This article discusses the use of public key cryptography in the encryption and decryption of data. The author comments on the role of self-authenticating identifiers in the process of encryption and decryption and examines the creation of certificate authorities to link these identifiers to public keys.