Question

Distinguish between symmetric and asymmetric key cryptography?

Answer 1

Answer:

symmetric:-

1. method of using the same cryptographic keys for both encryption of plain text as well as decryption of cipher text.
2. Faster execution speed

asymmetric:-

1. method of using a pair of keys(public key-disseminated widely and private key-known only to the owner)
2. comparatively slower

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