Public Key Cryptography (4)

• Adding Integrity and Non-Repudiation

• Hash functions (result cannot be decrypted): create unique fingerprint of the original message

Message

digest

Originator’s

Private Key

Encrypt

Originator’s

Public key

Decrypt

Message

digest

Message

digest

compare

Originator’s message

Originator

Recipient

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