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RSA PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHIC SYSTEM [1 record]

Record 1 2019-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
  • Encryption and Decryption
CONT

The RSA public-key cryptosystem is based on the fact that although finding large prime numbers is computationally easy, factoring the product of two such numbers is at present computationally infeasible.

OBS

RSA stands for Ronald Rivest, Adi Shamir and Leonard Adleman who developed this system.

Key term(s)
  • RSA crypto system
  • RSA public-key crypto system
  • RSA asymmetric crypto system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Chiffrage et déchiffrage
Key term(s)
  • cryptosystème à clef publique RSA
  • cryptosystème à clefs publiques RSA
  • système cryptographique à clef publique RSA

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad de IT
  • Criptografía y desciframiento
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