Introduction to asymmetric encryption

The most important function of private/public key encryption is exchanging a key between two parties, along with providing secure information transactions.

To fully understand asymmetric encryption, we must understand its background. This kind of cryptography is particularly important in our day-to-day lives. This is the branch of cryptography that’s deputed to cover our financial secrets, such as credit card numbers and online banking information; to generate the passwords that we use constantly in our lives; and, in general, to share sensitive data with others securely and protect our privacy.

Let’s learn a little bit about the history of this fascinating branch of cryptography.

The story of asymmetric cryptography began in the late 1970s, but it advanced in the 1980s when the advent of the internet and the digital economy started to introduce computers to family homes. The late 1970s and 1980s was the period in which...