The Idea of Public Key Cryptography Cunsheng Ding HKUST, Hong Kong

The Idea of Public Key Cryptography Locking key Unlocking key Put (lock, locking key) in the public domain, i.e., in a post office. Anyone who wants to send me a letter confidentially can do the following: –Buy a strong box –Use my lock with the locking key to lock the letter inside. –Send me the locked box.

Encryption with a Public Key System file encryted file BobAlice Alice’s public Key k Alice’s Private Key k m m ed E (m) k e (k, k ) is the key pair of Alice ed

Digital Signature with a public key system m f f(m) D (f(m)) k d m||D (f(m)) d k m f(m) Bob Alice (k, k ) is Bob’s key pair ed

Key Exchange with a Public Key System session key session key encryted sess. key BobAlice Alice’s public Key k Alice’s Private Key k k k ed E (k) k e Bob generates the session key k, sends Alice the encrypted session key. (k, k ) is the key pair of Alice e d