From 8431dd8e1daae0135cc42a2377d26eaca3f8fb79 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Heiko Schaefer Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 23:05:13 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] re-instate section structure --- book/source/03-cryptography.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/book/source/03-cryptography.md b/book/source/03-cryptography.md index 6dcd73e..839fd19 100644 --- a/book/source/03-cryptography.md +++ b/book/source/03-cryptography.md @@ -133,8 +133,10 @@ Digital signatures in OpenPGP are used in two primary contexts: - [Signatures on components](component_signatures_chapter) (hybrid_cryptosystems)= -## Hybrid cryptosystems in OpenPGP +## Hybrid cryptosystems [Hybrid cryptosystems](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_cryptosystem) combine the use of symmetric and asymmetric (public-key) cryptography to capitalize on the strengths of each, namely symmetric cryptography's speed and efficiency and public-key cryptography's mechanism for secure key exchange. +### Usage and terminology in OpenPGP + OpenPGP uses a hybrid cryptosystem for encryption. This approach involves generating unique shared secrets, known as "session keys," for each session. For detailed information on this topic, please refer to the chapters {ref}`encryption_chapter` and {ref}`decryption_chapter`.