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The University of SydneyPage 27The language of cryptography

mplaintext message -a comprehensible form KAkey –secret knowledgeKA(m) ciphertext, encrypted with key -an incomprehensible form m = KB(KA(m))Cryptography protects from interruption, modification and fabrication plaintextplaintextciphertextKA

encryptionalgorithmdecryption algorithmAlice’s encryptionkeyBob’s decryptionkey

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