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Cloud Native Programming with Golang
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Cloud Native Programming with Golang

by Mina Andrawos, Martin Helmich
December 2017
Intermediate to advanced
404 pages
9h 28m
English
Packt Publishing
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Asymmetrical cryptography in HTTPS

As mentioned earlier in this chapter, asymmetrical cryptography is utilized between a web client and web server to agree on a shared encryption key (also known as shared secret or session key) that is then used in symmetrical cryptography. In other words, the key is used by both the web client and web server to encrypt mutual HTTP communications. We have already covered the symmetrical cryptography part of this interaction, so now let's dive a bit deeper into how the asymmetrical cryptography part is carried out.

A handshake occurs between the web client and web server, where the client indicates its intention to start a secure communication session to the server. Typically, this entails agreeing on some ...

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