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Step 2How Encryption Works
Encryption is really very simple, but many people try to make it sound complicated.
Every person have a pair of keys.
Each key is a number that fits in an equation.
One key is shared with everyone, and is called the "public key".
One key is private and you hide it on your computer or on you flash disk and this is called a "private key".
The e-mail cannot be opened without using both keys.
The person sending you an encrypt e-mail must know your public key in order to encrypt it. The e-mail cannot be opened except with your private key which you only have.
Every person have a pair of keys.
Each key is a number that fits in an equation.
One key is shared with everyone, and is called the "public key".
One key is private and you hide it on your computer or on you flash disk and this is called a "private key".
The e-mail cannot be opened without using both keys.
The person sending you an encrypt e-mail must know your public key in order to encrypt it. The e-mail cannot be opened except with your private key which you only have.
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