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From: David O Hunt
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 23:38

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Could someone please explain the RSA algorithm to me - the part that REALLY
confuses me is how one key can remain public but not be useable to decrypt.

Thanks!

David

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Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 18:38:34 -0500 (EST)
From: David O Hunt <bluelobster+@cmu.edu>
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Subject: RSA Algorithm
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