From: DavMac AT iname DOT com (Davin McCall) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp,comp.security.pgp.tech Subject: Re: public key information Date: Sat, 26 Jun 1999 04:15:21 GMT Organization: Monash Uni Lines: 23 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3774530c.3478665@newsserver.cc.monash.edu.au> References: <7EOc3.106$GA4 DOT 3417 AT nnrp3 DOT clara DOT net> NNTP-Posting-Host: damcc5.halls.monash.edu.au X-Trace: towncrier.cc.monash.edu.au 930370487 11706 130.194.198.138 (26 Jun 1999 04:14:47 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse AT monash DOT edu DOT au NNTP-Posting-Date: 26 Jun 1999 04:14:47 GMT X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.1/32.230 To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~davmac/algrthm/pkc.htm I wrote it a while back when I was mucking around with RSA and PKC myself. It focuses more on "how to do it" than "how it works" but you may find it useful. Davin. On Fri, 25 Jun 1999 17:04:03 GMT, "iparker" wrote: > >The file below is conventional encryption, could anyone out there tell me in >practical terms that an idiot can understand, how public key encryption >works?? > > thanks Ian Parker > [snipped] __________________________________________________________ *** davmac - sharkin'!! davmac AT iname DOT com *** my programming page: http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~davmac/