The algorithm allows a message sender to generate a public keys to encrypt the message and the receiver is sent a generated private key using a secured database.

Some cryptographers are looking for RSA replacements because the algorithm is just one encryption algorithm that may be vulnerable to new machines that exploit quantum effects in electronics.

The RSA algorithm is but one of many systems where a set of mathematical theorems, often from number theory, can be synthesised to construct an encryption scheme.

Here’s a basic introduction to encryption, when you should use it, and how to set it up. What Is Encryption? Encryption is a method of protecting data from people you don’t want to see it.

The researchers found that they could defeat the RSA encryption by varying the voltage supplied to the holder of the private key needed to decrypt content using RSA.

RSA Security today released to the public domain an encryption technology patent that secures most of the e-business transactions taking place on the Internet. RSA's encryption algorithm has ...

A new study shows that quantum technology will catch up with today’s encryption standards much sooner than expected. That should worry anybody who needs to store data securely for 25 years or so.