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List:       gnupg-users
Subject:    Re: Symmetric encryption - options?
From:       Eric Christensen <eric () christensenplace ! us>
Date:       2012-03-13 21:40:17
Message-ID: CAD9NUJpjtC+jZxKLpSK-3MqxU=bVWVzR7E-6N0CshboeJdH6Qg () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Mar 13, 2012 4:37 PM, "Robert J. Hansen" <rjh@sixdemonbag.org> wrote:
>
> > RSA is not an encryption algorithm.  RSA is a means of exchanging
> > keys.
>
> You may be thinking of the Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange Algorithm
> (DHKEA).  You're not thinking of RSA, though: RSA unquestionably is an
> encryption algorithm.

Oops, yes you are correct.  I was actually thinking of how TLS and SSL
works with their key exchange.

--Eric

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<p>On Mar 13, 2012 4:37 PM, &quot;Robert J. Hansen&quot; &lt;<a \
href="mailto:rjh@sixdemonbag.org">rjh@sixdemonbag.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br> &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; RSA is not an encryption algorithm.   RSA is a means of exchanging<br>
&gt; &gt; keys.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; You may be thinking of the Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange Algorithm<br>
&gt; (DHKEA).   You&#39;re not thinking of RSA, though: RSA unquestionably is an<br>
&gt; encryption algorithm.</p>
<p>Oops, yes you are correct.   I was actually thinking of how TLS and SSL works with \
their key exchange.</p> <p>--Eric<br>
</p>



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