Encryption, Hashing, PPK, and Blockchain: A Simple Introduction

John Conley

No 19-00013, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers from Vanderbilt University Department of Economics

Abstract: Blockchain, SSL certificates, HTTPS, cryptocurrencies, public/private key pairs, VPNs, and many other important technologies are all applications of two basic ideas from cryptography: encryption and hash functions. This paper explains these two ideas and shows how they have been deployed in different combinations to create applications that drive the Internet and technologies that will shape our economy in the future.

Keywords: Blockchain; SSL certificates; HTTPS; cryptocurrencies; public/private key pairs; PKK; VPN; cryptography; encryption; hash functions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C6 D8 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-08-17
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