From 6734930bd9216046c140d490c1995e2ca36465cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Tammi L. Coles" Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2023 16:08:32 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] edit hybrid cryptosystems --- book/source/03-cryptography.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/book/source/03-cryptography.md b/book/source/03-cryptography.md index 115d087..3fd7a3b 100644 --- a/book/source/03-cryptography.md +++ b/book/source/03-cryptography.md @@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Digital signatures in OpenPGP are used in two primary contexts: (hybrid_cryptosystems)= ## Hybrid cryptosystems -[Hybrid cryptosystems](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_cryptosystem) combine two cryptosystems and make use of their respective advantages: +[Hybrid cryptosystems](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_cryptosystem) merge the strengths of two distinct cryptosystems, capitalizing on their respective advantages: -- A public-key cryptosystem is used to safely handle shared secrets over insecure channels (in OpenPGP: so-called "session keys") -- A symmetric-key cryptosystem is used to efficiently encrypt and decrypt long messages (using an OpenPGP "session key" as the shared secret) +- Public-key cryptosystem: used to securely exchange shared secrets, known as "session keys" in OpenPGP, across insecure channels +- Symmetric-key cryptosystem: used to efficiently encrypt and decrypt long messages, leveraging an OpenPGP "session key" as the shared secret