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Public Key Asymmetric Cryptographic Algorithm
A cryptographic algorithm that uses two related keys, a public key and a private key. The two keys have the property that deriving the private key from the public key is computationally infeasible.
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57
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Published in:
IEC 62351-2, ed. 1.0 (2008-08)
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Reference number:
2.2.155
Source:
FIPS 140-2
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