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Rachit Patel
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Asymmetrical Encryption

This is a submission for DEV Computer Science Challenge v24.06.12: One Byte Explainer.

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Think of asymmetric encryption as a combination lock. Anybody can lock it, but only you have the combination to unlock it. Similarly, anybody can send you an encrypted message with your public key, but only you can decrypt them with your private key.

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