Glossary: Cryptography and PKI
RSA
Also written: RSA-1024, RSA-2048, RSA-3072, RSA-15360
The oldest common public-key algorithm, secure because factoring a product of two huge primes back into those primes is infeasible. It is slow and size-limited, and RSA-3072 or ECC is advised for new work.
Where the book teaches it
Related terms
ECC (Elliptic Curve Cryptography)OAEP (Optimal Asymmetric Encryption Padding)Key length