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Discussion on: What common programming concept has the wrong name?

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Replies for: Secret key is most used for simmetric schemas. I get your point, but I think using private-key is right. The real epic-fail in cryptography is abo...

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Edwin Buck •

Shared key and private key achieve the same goal, without stepping on the historical meaning of secret key.