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AleksanderCH
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I try to understand the private and the public key concept, and need some validation about my statements:

  1. If I encrypt a message with public key, I can only decrypt with private key.
  2. If I encrypt a message with private key, I can only decrypt with public key.
  3. I can generate public key (derived key) from private key(base key).
  4. I can not generate private key from public key.
  5. Private key name comes how I handle the key: I keep it in secret, so I call it private key.
  6. Public key name comes how handle the key: I publish it, anybody can use it, so this is the public key.
  7. If I publish the base key, I can call it publishpublic key
  8. If I keep in secret the derived key, I can call it private key.

I try to understand the private and the public key concept, and need some validation about my statements:

  1. If I encrypt a message with public key, I can only decrypt with private key.
  2. If I encrypt a message with private key, I can only decrypt with public key.
  3. I can generate public key (derived key) from private key(base key).
  4. I can not generate private key from public key.
  5. Private key name comes how I handle the key: I keep it in secret, so I call it private key.
  6. Public key name comes how handle the key: I publish it, anybody can use it, so this is the public key.
  7. If I publish the base key, I can call it publish key
  8. If I keep in secret the derived key, I can call it private key.

I try to understand the private and the public key concept, and need some validation about my statements:

  1. If I encrypt a message with public key, I can only decrypt with private key.
  2. If I encrypt a message with private key, I can only decrypt with public key.
  3. I can generate public key (derived key) from private key(base key).
  4. I can not generate private key from public key.
  5. Private key name comes how I handle the key: I keep it in secret, so I call it private key.
  6. Public key name comes how handle the key: I publish it, anybody can use it, so this is the public key.
  7. If I publish the base key, I can call it public key
  8. If I keep in secret the derived key, I can call it private key.
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Understanding Public key and Private key

I try to understand the private and the public key concept, and need some validation about my statements:

  1. If I encrypt a message with public key, I can only decrypt with private key.
  2. If I encrypt a message with private key, I can only decrypt with public key.
  3. I can generate public key (derived key) from private key(base key).
  4. I can not generate private key from public key.
  5. Private key name comes how I handle the key: I keep it in secret, so I call it private key.
  6. Public key name comes how handle the key: I publish it, anybody can use it, so this is the public key.
  7. If I publish the base key, I can call it publish key
  8. If I keep in secret the derived key, I can call it private key.