RE: Problems with public key decryption with RSA

From: lelteto (lelteto_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/03/05 

Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 00:53:01 -0800

Why blame it on RSA (or Microsoft)? You try to abuse the intention. What is
the point of ENCRYPTing some data if ANYBODY can decrypt it with the public
key??? If you keep both keys secret (ie. the public key is not really public)
than why don't just use secret key (symmetric) encryption?

Laszlo Elteto
SafeNet, Inc.

"pike" wrote:

> Hi GB
>
> I suspect it will be because it is the same CspParameters object,
> unfortunately!
>
> It just is not possible (technically) to encrypt data with a private key and
> decrypt with a public key using Microsofts RSA cryptography. The digital
> signing however, works fine (but generally isn't as desired as the
> encryption)...
>
> If it's any consolation RSA's no friend of mine either! ;-)
>
> Pike

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