Asymmetric Encryption

Christopher Dobkowski

Hey there everyone I am almost done with CCNA: Sec only 3 chapters left

I have a question regarding the asymmetric encryption though

Is that true?:

Public Key Locks-> Private Key Unlocks

Private Key Locks-> Public Key Unlocks

Public Key Locks-> Public Key Can't Unlock

Private Key Locks-> Private Key Can't Unlock

powmia

Yes, If the same key could encrypt and decrypt the same message... that would be symmetric So those last two are out by definition. Keep in mind, the public -> private direction is for encryption, while the private -> public direction is for signing.