Rivest, Shamir, Adleman is the full form of RSA. These are generally the inventors of the popular RSA algorithm. The RSA algorithm is based on public key encryption technology, which is a public key encryption system for reliable data transmission. This technology helps in the transmission of private and sensitive data over the internet due to its conventional encryption method.
History
It was invented in 1978 by researchers Rivest, Shamir and Adleman from RSA Data Security Inc. They added code to this algorithm to increase security.
RSA properties
- RSA is a public key encryption method.
- This algorithm is safe and reliable for data transmission over the Internet.
- It takes care of data privacy.
- RSA has unusual resilience because it is very difficult to break the keys using interceptors.
Advantages
- The process of implementing the RSA algorithm is quite simple.
- RSA is secure and reliable for mechanisms, so there is no risk in sending private data.
- Solving the RSA algorithm is quite complex because it involves difficult mathematics.
- Giving public keys to people is easy.
Disadvantages
- It can break sometimes because we require both asymmetric and symmetric encryption for the whole encryption and RSA prefers symmetric encryption.
- Data shift speed is slow due to large numbers.
- Sometimes it needs a third party to confirm the authenticity of the public keys.
- Decryption requires powerful processing on the recipient side.
Working
Works on two keys:
Public key: Contains two numbers, one of which is the product of two large prime numbers. This key is given to all users.
Private Key: This key is obtained from the 2 prime numbers contained in the public key and remains private.