Security

RSA

An asymmetric encryption algorithm based on the difficulty of factoring large numbers, used for key exchange and digital signatures.

// EXPLANATION

RSA keys should today be at least 2048 bits. Because a sufficiently large quantum computer could break RSA, a transition to post-quantum algorithms is being planned.

// ALSO KNOWN AS

RSA

// RELATED TERMS

EncryptionA mathematical transformation that makes data unreadable without the correct key. AESThe most widely used symmetric block cipher standard in the world; it works with 128-bit blocks and 128/192/256-bit keys. Digital signatureA method of proving who a message came from and that it was not altered, using a value produced with a private key and verified with a public key. Post-quantum cryptographyEncryption algorithms designed to stay secure even against future quantum computers.

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