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furby
Which encryption algorithms are being used with symmetric and asymmetric encryption and pgp and s/mime?
Im studing for the i-net+ exam but my book isnt clear about it.
Thanks in advance.
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It actually depends on the implementation of PGP or s/mime, but this should clear things up a bit:
www.techexams.net/technotes/securityplus/emailsecurity.shtml
agustinchernitsky
PGP & SMIME use both... thats why they are called hybrid cryptosystems.
The public encription is used to encrypt the simmetrical key used to encrypt the plain text.
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