SYMMETRIC AND A SYMMETRIC KEY

Symmetric key

Symmetric key

here both Alice and Bob share the same key

How encryption takes place
-Alice encrypts the plain text with the key and send the cipher text to the Bob
-Alice sends the key to the Bob
How decryprtion takes place
-Bob receives the key from the Alice
-Bob decrypts the cipher text with the help of the key send by the Alice

A Symmetric key

A Symmetric key

Here any body can encrypt the data because Public key know to everybody

Only the intented reciepient can decrypt the message

How encryption takes place
-As the public key known to every body any body can encrypt it
-So the Alice encrypts the plain text by using the public key and send it to the Bob
How decryption takes place
-here Private key is only known to the intended reciepient
-so by using his private key he can decrypt the message