RSA Dumbass name genious tech
>be internet
>need to send secret stuff
>everyone using one key to lock/unlock messages
>literally one-key-to-rule-them-all
>how the fuck do you give someone the key without it getting jacked in transit?
>lol you don’t
>shit’s broken
>enter RSA
>actual giga chad move
>asymmetric encryption
>two keys
>one to encrypt (public)
>one to decrypt (private)
>anyone can lock the box, only you can open it
>math is simple going forward
>impossible to go backward
>unless you're god or a quantum computer
>spoiler: you’re not
>“RSA” sounds like next-gen military tech
>it’s just the initials of three nerds: Rivest, Shamir, Adleman
>they dropped this in the 70s
>still using it in 2025 because it just works
>mfw people still fall for phishing scams
>need to send secret stuff
>everyone using one key to lock/unlock messages
>literally one-key-to-rule-them-all
>how the fuck do you give someone the key without it getting jacked in transit?
>lol you don’t
>shit’s broken
>enter RSA
>actual giga chad move
>asymmetric encryption
>two keys
>one to encrypt (public)
>one to decrypt (private)
>anyone can lock the box, only you can open it
>math is simple going forward
>impossible to go backward
>unless you're god or a quantum computer
>spoiler: you’re not
>“RSA” sounds like next-gen military tech
>it’s just the initials of three nerds: Rivest, Shamir, Adleman
>they dropped this in the 70s
>still using it in 2025 because it just works
>mfw people still fall for phishing scams