[Cryptography] Explaining PK to grandma

[Jon Callas]

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On Nov 26, 2013, at 6:15 AM, Kelly John Rose <iam at kjro.se> wrote:

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> The missing piece here is you can copy such a signature with a good forger. Public key makes it so copying a signature requires something more. 
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> I think signature is a misnomer in this circumstance.  

Yes, "signature" is an unfortunate term. "Seal" would have been better.

	Jon


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