In public key cryptography, the combination of private and public keys is considered the primary component. Both the keys come in pairs. So a public or private key will only function with the associated public or private key. It means that one private key can only have one public key and vice versa.
Before we get into the part where we explain how the combination works, let us first discuss each of the keys individually. So let’s get started with the private key first.
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