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Everything about Public-key cryptography
Cryptographic system with public and private keys
Public-key cryptography, or asymmetric cryptography, is the field of cryptographic systems that use pairs of related keys. Each key pair consists of a public key and a corresponding private key. Key pairs are generated with algorithms based on mathematical problems termed one-way functions. Security of public-key cryptography depends on keeping the private key secret; the public key can be openly distributed without compromising security. There are many kinds of public-key cryptosystems, with different security goals, including digital signature, Diffie–Hellman key exchange, public-key key encapsulation, and public-key encryption. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Public-key cryptographyA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Resilience Optimization of Post-Quantum Cryptography Key Encapsulation AlgorithmsInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Introduction to Certificateless CryptographyThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: A method for obtaining digital signatures and public-key cryptosystemsCited 12,277 times
- Go sideways: Key exchangeA closely related topic
- Go sideways: ElGamal encryptionA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
A method for obtaining digital signatures and public-key cryptosystems
A public key cryptosystem and a signature scheme based on discrete logarithms
Quantum cryptography: Public key distribution and coin tossing
Quantum cryptography beyond quantum key distribution
Discrete chaotic cryptography using external key
Public-key cryptography and password protocols
An overview of public key cryptography
Quantum Cryptography: Key Distribution and Beyond
🆕 Influential since 2022
Resilience Optimization of Post-Quantum Cryptography Key Encapsulation Algorithms
Quantum cryptography beyond key distribution: Theory and experiment
A comprehensive survey of cryptography key management systems
Experimental composable key distribution using discrete-modulated continuous variable quantum cryptography
Public-Key Cryptography Based on Tropical Circular Matrices
đź“š Books worth reading
Introduction to Certificateless CryptographyHu Xiong · 2016
Beginning Cryptography with JavaDavid Hook · 2005- 📕Public-key cryptographyJames Nechvatal · 1991
Internet SecurityMan Young Rhee · 2003
Kryptographie in C und C++Michael Welschenbach · 2001
Cryptography and Public Key Infrastructure on the InternetKlaus Schmeh · 2003- 📕Federal agency use of public key technology for digital signatures and authenticationKathy Lyons-Burke · 2000
Access control, authentication, and public key infrastructureBill Ballad · 2011
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