Self-certifying key
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In cryptography
a self-certifying key system (or implicit key system) is one in which both the public key and the certificate
are combined as one piece of information. The primary advantage of this system is that it reduces the overhead of having a separate public key and
certificate sent with each message.
Cryptography
Cryptography is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of third parties...
a self-certifying key system (or implicit key system) is one in which both the public key and the certificate
Public key certificate
In cryptography, a public key certificate is an electronic document which uses a digital signature to bind a public key with an identity — information such as the name of a person or an organization, their address, and so forth...
are combined as one piece of information. The primary advantage of this system is that it reduces the overhead of having a separate public key and
certificate sent with each message.