public key

The use of combined public and private keys is known as asymmetric cryptography. A system for using public keys is called a public key infrastructure (PKI).

Read more about public key: - SearchSecurity.com provides links to more information about the public key infrastructure. - Tim Polk of NIST provides an overview of the public key infrastructure.

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