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Message (content) and Digital Certificate are encrypted (scrambled such taking words and turning them into unreadable characters like (*&(*^$#^dr u^w$% wsx c(&tudhc @$@rqagxj cf*^r poiy 169 n vjfedy) using a private key or public key encryption methods (see next) and passwords. This creates “hash” (like chopped corn-beef hash) unreadable code characters with a nonce (time stamp or other randomly generated code or word) and User A sends data via Internet SMTP [Simple Mail Transport Protocol] or some other e-mail protocol to User B.

Public Key: uses a key (means of “scrambling” or encryption) from a public source but still has its own “grooves” or codes to scramble the content or message. There are many types of encryption such as PGP [Pretty Good Privacy] which has 2 to the 1024 (two followed by 24 zeroes) power “grooves” or key combinations, 56-bit, single-key DES [Data Encryption Standard] encryption, or others that support the much stronger 168-bit, three-key Triple DES-AES [Advanced Encryption Standard] (tunnel) to encrypt files.

Private Key: create your own “skeleton” key which no else knows about.

Encryption keys are like door keys, there are many different kinds. They include, but are not limited to:

Simple Passwords: Family nicknames, etc.

Challenge access such as by checking your callerID or callback to certain places like your home number or cardkey ID random number generators.

Cookies: Stateless to verify membership

Nonce: Something that changes often like the time, or specific IP [Internet Protocol] address or server name or some other randomly generated code we agree on beforehand - like a secret handshake.

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