Eng Mohamed Magdy
Cryptographic Technologies and Authentication · Chapter 2, Lesson 1

Post a secret.
Reveal the key later.

Write a short message, encrypt it with the public key, and post the result in the class Facebook group. When the private key is released, see if you can uncover a classmate's message.

The public key is for everyoneAnyone can use it to encrypt a message.
The private key comes laterIt unlocks the messages. Get it from the lesson attachment when your teacher releases it.

Try it yourself

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The public key is built in. Write one sentence about the lesson, then copy the encrypted text and post it without giving away the answer.

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Copy the whole thing

This opens the class group and copies your encrypted text. Paste it into a new post; you choose when to publish.

View the built-in public key

This is the same key in the attached public-key.pem file. Sharing it is part of the activity.