Asymmetric encryption, also known as public-key encryption, involves the use of two different keys: a public key and a private key.
The public key is widely shared and can be given to anyone. The private key, on the other hand, is kept secret and known only to the intended recipient.
When a user wants to send a message to someone else, they use the recipient’s public key to encrypt the message. The message can only be decrypted with the recipient’s private key, which only they have.
This means that even if someone intercepts the encrypted message, they won’t be able to read it without the private key. Asymmetric encryption provides a level of security and privacy for online communication and transaction since only the intended recipient can decode the message.
