Ask HN: Is “public key” a misnomer? 1 points by stackzero 8y ago ↗ HN It seems like an asymmetric public key would be more intuitively called a public lock?
[–] Tomte 8y ago ↗ If you only consider encryption, that might be so.But as soon as you're talking about signatures your lock analogy breaks down.
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[ 5.0 ms ] story [ 15.9 ms ] threadBut as soon as you're talking about signatures your lock analogy breaks down.