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Dual-key cryptography explained!

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Posted Saturday, 5 January 2008

It’s easy to explain how a key principle of cryptography works. Just watch this two-minute video.

I could look at a Wikipedia article to learn how dual-key cryptography keeps email messages and web pages secure in transit. But video often helps explain complex concepts quickly… and this example has a nice soundtrack!

Thanks to BoingBoing for the link!

Tags: crypto, email, example, security, video, Wikipedia, YouTube