Re: No way to encrypt with private key in C#?


"Marc Gravell" <marc.gravell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Really? I thought (1) was how digital signatures worked

Yes, you can *sign* with a private key (and verify with the public),
but that isn't encryption; the payload is still unencrypted, just with
the authenticating signature/hash bundled.

You can also encrypt with the private key and decrypt with the public. This
doesn't provide confidentiality, but it does work.


Marc


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