Re: Asymmetric vs symmetric
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Re: Asymmetric vs symmetric

From: John Savard <jsavard@excxn.aNOSPAMb.cdn.invalid>
Date: Tue Dec 20 2005 - 22:24:08 CET



On 19 Dec 2005 23:49:27 -0800, "hassan.jameel@gmail.com"


<hassan.jameel@gmail.com> wrote, in part:



>under this definition can we say that asymmetric encryption algorithms


>in general provide more security then the symmetric counterparts or


>vice versa? ...



Symmetric ciphers provide vastly more security per CPU cycle expended in


encipherment.



Asymmetric ciphers are only used because of the specific benefit they


confer of avoiding the necessity of prior secure key distribution.



John Savard


http://home.ecn.ab.ca/~jsavard/index.html


http://www.quadibloc.com/index.html


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Received on Fri Dec 23 20:11:18 2005