Re: [openssl-users] RSA Public Encryption and Decryption

2015-12-29 Thread Bill Reimer
If I understand you correctly, yes you must use the private key to decrypt the symmetric key which has been encrypted using RSA and the client's public key. There is no way (theoretically) to decrypt using only the public key. On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 7:58 AM, suguacl28 wrote: > Ya i know it. Ac

Re: [openssl-users] RSA Public Encryption and Decryption

2015-12-29 Thread Bill Reimer
What you are describing is not even how RSA works. You would be describing symmetrical encryption, whereas RSA is asymmetrical. There is no inherent vulnerability with symmetrical encryption assuming you keep the key private. The idea behind RSA is that you can share your public key and only the