{"id":1408,"date":"2018-02-15T08:25:18","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T08:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comodosslstore.com\/blog\/?p=1408"},"modified":"2023-06-21T11:44:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T11:44:16","slug":"what-is-elliptical-curve-cryptography-why-does-it-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comodosslstore.com\/blog\/what-is-elliptical-curve-cryptography-why-does-it-matter.html","title":{"rendered":"What is Elliptical Curve Cryptography (ECC)? Why does it Matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"\nHere\u2019s a brief overview of the ECC Public Key Cryptography\n\n\n\nElliptical Curve Cryptography \u2013 also known as ECC \u2013 is an alternative PKI encryption method to the most widely used RSA. It might be a new technology from the implementation point of view, but it has been here for quite a long time. You\u2019d be surprised to know that 1987 was the year that ECC was discovered? Created? Either way\u2026  prepare to be amazed.\n\n\n\nECC offers an improved and complicated (as if the current methods weren't Continue Reading<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here\u2019s a brief overview of the ECC Public Key Cryptography Elliptical Curve Cryptography \u2013 also known as ECC \u2013 is an alternative PKI encryption method to the most widely used RSA. It might be a new technology from the implementation point of view, but it has been here for quite a long time. You\u2019d be surprised to know that 1987 was the year that ECC was discovered? Created? Either way\u2026  prepare to be amazed. 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