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When Public Key and Symmetric Key Work Together … Perfectly

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With ECC (Elliptic Curve Cryptography), we have an opportunity to use both the power of public-key encryption, with the speed and security of symmetric key encryption. And, so we slowly move to the best practice for encryption, where there’s an increasing consensus around:

  • Public key encryption curve: P256, P384, P521, X25519 and X448.

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Prof Bill Buchanan OBE FRSE
ASecuritySite: When Bob Met Alice

Professor of Cryptography. Serial innovator. Believer in fairness, justice & freedom. Based in Edinburgh. Old World Breaker. New World Creator. Building trust.