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Public key encryption actually just encrypts a symmetric key, which is then used to decrypt the actual message. PGP is an example of a protocol that uses both symmetric cryptography and public key cryptography (asymmetric).

How do I encrypt text with the public key?

  1. Install GPG. First, GPG must be installed. ...
  2. Generate your public and private keys. The first thing we'll do is generate a pair of keys. ...
  3. Export your public key. ...
  4. Exchange public keys with Alice. ...
  5. Import Alice's public key. ...
  6. Review the keys in your keyring. ...
  7. Encrypt the message you want to send. ...
  8. Decrypt message you've received.

What is an example of public key encryption?

Example: Public keys of every user are present in the Public key Register. If B wants to send a confidential message to C, then B encrypt the message using C Public key. ... No other recipient other than C can decrypt the message because only C know C's private key.

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