On Sat May 16 18:41:56 2009, Robert J. Hansen <r...@sixdemonbag.org> wrote:
> There are two keypairs. One keypair is used for signing, and the other > is used for encrypting. The private part of the signing keypair is used > to generate signatures; the public part is used to verify them. > Likewise, the private part of the encryption keypair is used to decrypt > documents; the public part is used to encrypt them. Can anyone explain why there is a difference between signing and encrypting keypairs, even for the same type (RSA)? James -- James P. Howard, II, MPA j...@jameshoward.us
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