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* [[Ether]] | * [[Ether]] | ||
* [[Fiat currency]] | * [[Fiat currency]] | ||
* [[Gold standard]] | * [[Gold standard]]''Cryptography - crytpo-assets (CAs).'' | ||
Public keys are derived from private keys and this enables verification of transactions because of this public-private key pairing. | |||
The blockchain validators (nodes) can check that the signer is the controller of those CAs on the blockchain. | |||
''Source - A treasurer's guide to opening a crypto wallet - ACT - May 2023 - p20.'' | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[Altcoin]] | |||
* [[Bitcoin]] | |||
* [[Blockchain]] | |||
* [[Crypto-assets]] | |||
* [[Crypto wallet]] | |||
* [[Cryptography]] | |||
* [[Cybersecurity]] | |||
* [[Dual key]] | |||
* [[Encryption]] | |||
* [[Information technology]] | |||
* [[Key]] | |||
* [[Libra]] | * [[Libra]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Private key]] | ||
* [[Public]] | |||
* [[Public key encryption]] | |||
* [[Public key infrastructure]] | |||
* [[Quantum computing]] | |||
* [[RSA encryption]] | |||
* [[Transport Layer Security]] | * [[Transport Layer Security]] | ||
* [[Validating node]] | |||
* [[Wallet]] | |||
[[Category:Technology]] | [[Category:Technology]] | ||
Revision as of 07:42, 22 June 2023
Cryptography is the theory and practice of encrypting information to ensure its confidentiality and security.
See also
- Altcoin
- Bitcoin
- Blockchain
- Crypto-assets
- Cryptocurrency
- Ether
- Fiat currency
- Gold standardCryptography - crytpo-assets (CAs).
Public keys are derived from private keys and this enables verification of transactions because of this public-private key pairing.
The blockchain validators (nodes) can check that the signer is the controller of those CAs on the blockchain.
Source - A treasurer's guide to opening a crypto wallet - ACT - May 2023 - p20.
