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The 21 pages that link to Public-key cryptography, each with the reason it gives.

• Prime numberNarrower topic: Prime-based number theory supplies core tools for widely used public-key systems.

• CryptographyRelated: It enables secure communication and authentication without first sharing a secret key.

• Integer factorizationNarrower topic: Factoring illustrates how a one-way computational problem can support public-key security.

• CryptocurrencyRelated: A private key lets its holder authorize cryptocurrency transfers without revealing the key.

• Digital signatureNarrower topic: Digital signatures are one use of this broader cryptographic framework.

• Elliptic-curve cryptographyNarrower topic: Elliptic-curve cryptography is one mathematical family within this broader approach.

• RansomwareRelated: Many ransomware families encrypt files so only an attacker-held private key can unlock them.

• End-to-end encryptionRelated: Public keys can let correspondents establish encrypted communication without sharing a secret beforehand.

• Virtual private networkRelated: VPN peers use key agreement and authentication to establish protected sessions.

• EncryptionBroader topic: It lets senders encrypt for a recipient without first sharing a secret key.

• Transport Layer SecurityNarrower topic: TLS uses asymmetric cryptography for authentication and, in some versions, key establishment.

• RSA cryptosystemNarrower topic: RSA became one of the earliest widely deployed systems in this broader family.

• BitcoinNarrower topic: Bitcoin uses private keys to authorize spending and public keys to verify signatures.

• BlockchainRelated: Blockchain wallets use key pairs to control and authorize transfers.

• Public key infrastructureNarrower topic: PKI organizes public keys and identities; it does not replace the cryptographic operations those keys enable.

• Satoshi NakamotoRelated: Bitcoin uses signatures to let owners authorize transfers without revealing private keys.

• Security through obscurityNarrower topic: Its public algorithms and keys make the separation between known design and secret credentials explicit.

• Adi ShamirNarrower topic: RSA was a landmark realization of the public-key approach.

• Crypto-anarchyRelated: It enables communication and authentication without requiring a trusted central authority.

• History of cryptographyCompared with: Its separation of public and private keys contrasts with the shared-key systems that dominated earlier history.

• Matter (smart-home standard)Related: Matter uses cryptographic identities and certificates to authenticate devices and controllers.