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- October 28, 2021 at 11:26 am #6979
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KeymasterDescribe the differences between Symmetric Encryption and Asymmetric Encryption
October 29, 2021 at 2:02 am #6988Rishi
ParticipantA symmetric type of encryption uses a single key that is used to access something and an asymmetric one uses a pair of keys so you can think of It as the better encryption.
October 29, 2021 at 2:05 am #6989Karan123
ParticipantSymmetric Encryption basically is private, meanwhile Asymmetric Encryption is public. Entirely, Symmetric Encryption differs from Asymmetric Encryption because it uses sort of a private key to code and find an encryped email. While Asymmetric Encrytion differs as it most typically uses the public key of the user to encrypt the message.
October 29, 2021 at 2:11 am #6990Chien493
ParticipantSymmetric encryption uses the same key to encrypt and decrypt, asymmetric encryption uses one key to encrypt, and then uses another key to decrypt it
October 29, 2021 at 2:14 am #6991bambam
ParticipantSymmetric encryption uses a private code to encrypt and decrypt an encrypted email. Asymmetric encryption uses the public code of the recipient to encrypt the message.
October 29, 2021 at 2:16 am #6992Rafael
ParticipantSymmetric encryption uses a single key that needs to be shared among the people who need to receive the message. And asymmetric encryption uses a pair of public key and a private key to encrypt and decrypt messages when communicating
October 29, 2021 at 2:17 am #6993Aakriti14
ParticipantAsymmetric encryption uses a pair of public and private keys to encrypt and decrypt messages when communicating, whereas symmetric encryption uses a single key that must be shared among the persons who need to receive the message.
October 29, 2021 at 2:22 am #6994haram
ParticipantSymmetric encryption uses a single key that must be shared by the user who needs to receive the message, while asymmetric encryption uses a public / private key pair when communicating the message. Encrypts and decrypts messages.
October 29, 2021 at 3:28 am #7001Fine
ParticipantSymmetric encryption is a type of encryption in which electronic data is encrypted and decrypted using only one key (a secret key). The key must be exchanged between the entities communicating using symmetric encryption so that it can be used in the decryption process. This encryption method differs from asymmetric encryption, which encrypts and decrypts messages using a pair of keys, one public and one private.
The other type is asymmetric encryption, which is also known as public-key cryptography. Asymmetric Encryption, unlike symmetric encryption, encrypts and decrypts data using two distinct but mathematically connected cryptographic keys. A ‘Public Key’ and a ‘Private Key’ are two types of keys. They’re referred to as a Public and Private Key Pair.
October 29, 2021 at 3:29 am #7002Andrew
ParticipantSymmetric encryption uses a single key that needs to be shared among the people, asymmetric encryption uses a pair of public key and a private key to encrypt and decrypt messages when communicating.
October 29, 2021 at 3:32 am #7003Matthew Sparrow
Participantsymmetric encryption uses a private key to encrypt and decrypt an encrypted email. asymmetric encryption uses the public key of the recipient to encrypt the message.
October 29, 2021 at 3:32 am #7004tinashe_1587
ParticipantThe difference between symmetric encryption and asymmetric encryption is that symmetric encryption uses a private key to encrypt while asymmetric encryption uses a public key to encrypt.
October 29, 2021 at 3:35 am #7005May07
ParticipantSymmetric encryption uses the same key to encrypt and decrypt, on the other hand, asymmetric encryption uses public key for encryption and a private key for decryption.
October 29, 2021 at 3:37 am #7006Bob
ParticipantSymmetric encryption means that one key is used for encryption and decryption, while asymmetric encryption means that one key is not used for encryption and decryption.
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