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submitted 4 months ago by t0mri@lemmy.ml to c/security@lemmy.ml

There’s a server, a client, and a hacker in a network. For encryption, the client and the server need to share their private keys. Wouldn’t the hacker be able to grab those during their transmission and decrypt further messages as they please?

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[-] breakingcups@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago

The beauty of a private key is that it doesn't need to be shared to be used

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