Re: Encrypting using private key?

On 15 Feb, 10:30, Kristian Gjøsteen <kristiag+n...@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Graham <graham.mor...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I think I am right in saying that a lot of public key algorithms work
both ways. If you encrypt with the public key it can be decrypted with
the private key and if you encrypt with the private key it can be
decrypted with the public key.

You are wrong in saying that.

--
Kristian Gjøsteen

I'm pretty sure you can with RSA

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