"asymmetric cryptography" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} asymmetric cryptography (uncountable)
  1. cryptography in which the key used in decryption is different from that used for encryption. Wikipedia link: asymmetric cryptography Tags: uncountable Translations (type of cryptography): epäsymmetrinen salaus (Finnish), ósamhverf dulritun [feminine] (Icelandic)
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