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    Advantages and Disadvantages of Asymmetric and Symmetric Cryptosystems

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    The document discusses two types of cryptosystems: symmetric and asymmetric. Symmetric cryptosystems use one private key for encryption and decryption, while asymmetric cryptosystems use two different but mathematically linked public and private keys. Some advantages of symmetric include speed and no need to transmit keys with messages, but a disadvantage is secure key distribution. Asymmetric cryptosystems solve the key distribution problem but are slower.

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    Advantages and Disadvantages of Asymmetric and

    Symmetric Cryptosystems

    Cryptosystems can be of two types:

    • Asymmetric Cryptosystems

    • Symmetric Cryptosystems

    ASYMMETRIC CRYPTOSYSTEMS

    In an asymmetric cryptosystem (or public key cryptosystem), there are two

    different keys used for the encryption and decryption of data. The key used for

    encryption is kept public and so as called public key, and the decryption key is kept

    secret and called private key. The keys are generated in such a way that it is impossible to

    derive the private key from the public key.

    The transmitter and the receiver both have two keys in an asymmetric system.

    However, the private key is kept private and not sent over with the message to the

    receiver, although the public key is.

    SYMMETRIC CRYPTOSYSTEMS

    A symmetric cryptosystem (or private key cryptosystem) uses only one key for

    both encryption and decryption of the data. The key used for encryption and decryption is

    called the private key and only people who are authorized for the ecryption/decryption
    would know it. In a symmetric cryptosystem, the encrypted message is sent over without

    any public keys attached to it.

    ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF SYMMETRIC CRYPTOSYSTEMS

    ADVANTAGES

    • A symmetric cryptosystem is faster.

    • In Symmetric Cryptosystems, encrypted data can be transferred on the link

    even if there is a possibility that the data will be intercepted. Since there is no

    key transmiited with the data, the chances of data being decrypted are null.

    • A symmetric cryptosystem uses password authentication to prove the

    receiver’s identity.

    • A system only which possesses the secret key can decrypt a message.

    DISADVANTAGES

    • Symmetric cryptosystems have a problem of key transportation. The secret

    key is to be transmitted to the receiving system before the actual message is to

    be transmitted. Every means of electronic communication is insecure as it is

    impossible to guarantee that no one will be able to tap communication

    channels. So the only secure way of exchanging keys would be exchanging

    them personally.

    • Cannot provide digital signatures that cannot be repudiated


    ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF ASYMMETRIC

    CRYPTOSYSTEM

    ADVANTAGES

    • In asymmetric or public key, cryptography there is no need for exchanging

    keys, thus eliminating the key distribution problem.

    • The primary advantage of public-key cryptography is increased security: the

    private keys do not ever need to be transmitted or revealed to anyone.

    • Can provide digital signatures that can be repudiated

    DISADVANTAGES

    • A disadvantage of using public-key cryptography for encryption is speed:

    there are popular secret-key encryption methods which are significantly faster

    than any currently available public-key encryption method.

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