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Leonard Adleman was one of three researchers at MIT who invented public key cryptography.
Leonard Adleman was one of three researchers at MIT who invented public key cryptography.

RSA Cryptography is the world’s most widely used public-key cryptography method for securing communication on the Internet.

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Leonard Adleman was one of three researchers at MIT who invented public key cryptography.RSA Cryptography is the world’s most widely used public-key cryptography method for securing communication on the Internet. Instrumental to the growth of e-commerce, RSA is used in almost all Internet-based…

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