public-key algorithm
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public-key algorithm
(′pəb·lik ¦kē ′al·gə′rith·əm)
(communications) A cryptographic algorithm in which one key (usually the enciphering key) is made public and a different key (usually the deciphering key) is kept secret; it must not be possible to deduce the private key from the public key.
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