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What is encryption?

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caption Encrypting involves two keys: one public and the other private.
Dorsa Eslami

Encryption is used whenever you send a message to someone on the internet.

Asymmetric encryption, or public key encryption, means there’s a public key and private key that can be used to access that message.

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