public key cryptography

noun

The subfield of cryptography in which all information used to encode a message is assumed to be publicly available.

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Meanings

nounpublic key cryptography (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe subfield of cryptography in which all information used to encode a message is assumed to be publicly available.

Translations

French cryptographie à clé publique
  • cryptographie à clé publiquesubfield of cryptography
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public key cryptography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20key%20cryptography

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Chicago

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