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Is Public Key of everybody the same?

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Everybody has a different public key. To prove to others that a public key is yours, you get your public key signed by a Certificate Authority.
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Where do I find my public key?

WonderCrypt - FAQ
If you created your key pair using WonderCrypt's "Create New Private Key and Public Key with CSR" option then you can find your public key in the sub-folder "Certificates". Public key certificate files also called Digital Certificate have ".cer" extension. If you created your key pair using browser: Internet Explorer: Then you will have to export your public key from the browser using the browser's "Tools", "Internet Options", "Content", then "Certificates" option.
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You can find the public key of someone else by sending him an email asking him to send you his/her public key. Or you can search a public key server for a key. To do that, choose "Search..." from the "Keyserver" menu and type the name of the person you want to find the public key. It is highly recommended to verify that this key belongs the right person. The easiest way to do that is to ask the key id of the key by phone.
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DCSSI FAQ
A distinction is made between two types of cryptography, namely, firstly symmetric cryptography called secret key cryptography, and, secondly, asymmetric cryptography or public key cryptography. The principle of secret key cryptography is to use a single secret or a single key to encrypt and decrypt information. Public key cryptography uses different keys in transmission and in reception.
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Where is Everybody?

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I keep seeing people using the terms "dB", "dBm", and "dBi" interchangeably, when they actually mean very different things. So, here's a little background on the correct usage of the terms. Sorry if this is covered in the FAQs and links, but from the posts here, I don't think people have read them thoroughly. A dB is a RELATIVE measure of two different POWER levels.
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I have created my private key and public key. How do I distribute my public key to others?

WonderCrypt - FAQ
If you are an organisation, you can create an address book that contains public keys of all users and distribute the address book itself so that individual users need not distribute individually. WonderCrypt provides an easy to use export / import interface for this task. Whenever you send a signed mail or file to anyone, your public key automatically gets attached to your signed document. The recipient thus receives your public key and can install it to use it.
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How do I get rid of a key on a Public Key Server?

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Public Key Servers share their keys for greater distribution, so removing a users key from one Public Keyserver won't remove it from all of them and the next time they share keys the key just removed will re-appear. Because of this PGP includes the ability to generate a Key Revocation Certificate (a pre-saved copy of the users key pair that has been revoked) Back to the List
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What is Public Key Infrastructure?

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Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) covers the use of public key cryptography and digital certificates as the accepted means of authentication and access control over open networks, such as the Internet. While public key cryptography addresses issues of data integrity and transaction privacy, certificates address concerns in authentication and access control.
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d) What is Public Key Cryptography?

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Public Key Cryptography is a method for securely exchanging messages, based on assigning two complimentary keys (one public, one private) to the individuals involved in a transaction. Public Key Cryptography is based on the science of encryption, the mathematical scrambling and unscrambling of messages.
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What is Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)?

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Public Key Infrastructure is the network security architecture of an organisation. It includes software, encryption technologies, and services the enable secure transactions on the Internet, intranets, and extranets.
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What is PKI (Public Key Infrastructure)?

BCC ChamberCard - Frequently Asked Questions
Keys are mathematical algorithms and each user or system is assigned a pair of keys. One key is public and does not need to be secure, the other is private and cannot be viewed or disclosed. Public keys are used for encryption, authentication or digital signatures. The IETF's X.509 key, which is the key we use for TrustAssured is widely accepted as the standard in digital certificates and with certification authorities.
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What are the Public Key Servers?

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Public Key Servers exist for the purpose of making your public key available in a common database where everybody can have access to it for the purpose of encrypting messages to you. Anyone who wants to write you a message, or to check a signature on a message from you, can get your key from the keyserver, so he doesn't have to bother you with it. While a number of key servers exist, it is only necessary to send your key to one of them.
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What is an Unalterable Public Key?

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Safe Soft Public Key File Encryption Software offers a public key with a name that cannot be altered or modified, because any change makes it invalid. In fact, identification elements are integrated into the public key function. This unique feature ensures that a public key transmitted by a third party for encryption is the exact one intended for the user. Therefore, if the user receives an altered public key with a name similar to the one intended for him (i.e.
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How do I get a private and public key?

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appropriately trusted program on your computer or server or cryptographic hardware device usually generates a pair of keys. The public key will be submitted to IDRBT CA along with the request for a digital certificate.
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How can I see the fingerprint of my public key?

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You can check out your own fingerprint by giving just WHOIS command without any arguments. Additionally you can also dump the contents of the key file using the silc program and giving -S option to it. Your own public key is always saved in ~/.silc/public_key.pub file. To dump your key run silc as: silc -S .silc/public_key.pub. The same way you can dump the contents of any public key inside ~/.silc/clientkeys/ and ~/.silc/serverkeys/ directories.
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What are the algorithms for a public key?

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The algorithms of a public key are encryption algorithms that require two keys: a public and a private key. When one of these keys is used to encrypt the message only the other key is able decrypt it. The private key must be kept secret. The public key may be published, for instance, in a public directory. The public key can be used to verify the message that has been signed with a secret key or to encrypt a message that can only be decrypted with the private key.
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What is public/asymmetric key cryptography?

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Public key (asymmetric) cryptography is a system based on pairs of keys called public key and private key. The public key is published while the private key is kept secret with the owner. The need for a sender and a receiver to share a secret key and trust some communications channel is eliminated. This concept was introduced in 1976 by Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman.
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What is a Public Key Certificate?

AGIMO | Frequently Asked Questions
A Public Key Certificate is the information that identifies the Certification Authority issuing the certificate; identifies its owner; contains the owner's public key; and is digitally signed by the Certification Authority (CA) issuing it. These certificates may also contain other information, which is secondary.
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What is Public Key Technology (PKT)?

AGIMO | Frequently Asked Questions
A user has two keys in PKT systems: a public key, and a private key. The user may publish the public key freely. The keys operate as inverses giving rise to two results. Only the holder of a private key can decode a message someone else has encrypted with the corresponding public key. Also, a user can sign a message with a private key, and the signature can only be verified with the corresponding public key.
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Can I store my public key on your site?

Frequently Asked Questions - MyPGP.Com
Not at this time as I currently don't have a public pgp key server. I would recommend either setting up an account and storing your public key at Biglumber.com or using the PGP Global Directory. - top
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