Homework w1

# Home work

What is the public key?

A key that can be shared openly and is used to encrypt data or verify digital signatures. ## What is the public key? A secret key that is used to decrypt data or create digital signatures. ## What can this key pair be used for? Secure communication, data encryption/decryption, and digital signatures for authentication. ## Why must the private key be protected? Anyone who obtains the private key can decrypt protected data or impersonate the key owner.