Explaining Diffie Hellman Key Exchange

Encryption 101

Created: 2022-07-19
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How Diffie Hellman Key Exchange Work?

Goal:

  • Alice and Bob want to talk securely
  • They want to establish common key

Why:

Problem:

Solution:

Often used alongside RSA public key cryptography

  • to prove the identity of the person you're talking to with digital signing
  • This prevents someone from attacking the connection with a man in the middle attack by pretending to be Bob.

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