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Advantages of Asymmetric Encryption with Random Public and Symmetric Private Keys

Aditya Bhuyan
7 min readDec 20, 2024

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Introduction

Data security is of the utmost importance in the digital world of today. Whether it be sensitive personal information, financial transactions, or confidential business correspondence, it is of the utmost importance to ensure that data remains secure. It is clear that asymmetric encryption is one of the most reliable solutions among the numerous cryptographic approaches that are currently accessible. Through the utilization of the one-of-a-kind characteristics of public and private key pairs, it provides a safe and reliable method for preventing illegal access to data. This article explores the benefits of utilizing an asymmetric encryption system that makes use of a randomly generated public key and a symmetrically created private key. It also investigates the ways in which this method improves security, efficiency, and usability in the constantly shifting world of cybersecurity.

Understanding Asymmetric Encryption

Two keys that are mathematically related to one another are utilized in the process of asymmetric encryption, which is often referred to as public-key cryptography. These keys are a public key and a private key. Everyone has access to the public key, which makes it possible for anyone to encrypt data…

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Aditya Bhuyan
Aditya Bhuyan

Written by Aditya Bhuyan

I am Aditya. I work as a cloud native specialist and consultant. In addition to being an architect and SRE specialist, I work as a cloud engineer and developer.

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