From 038a40c07163914a88dba758d1a03d702daf263e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: H2O <44346172+tonyH2O@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2021 08:53:32 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Fixed Open Issue #38 There was a small typo in the text from: /key-exchange/diffie-hellman-key-exchange.md Line: 7 "so that IS someone sniffs the communication between the parties, the information exchanged CAN be revealed" Changed to: "so that IF someone sniffs the communication between the parties, the information exchanged CANNOT be revealed" --- key-exchange/diffie-hellman-key-exchange.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/key-exchange/diffie-hellman-key-exchange.md b/key-exchange/diffie-hellman-key-exchange.md index 15f8b78..ea70ffd 100644 --- a/key-exchange/diffie-hellman-key-exchange.md +++ b/key-exchange/diffie-hellman-key-exchange.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ [**Diffie–Hellman Key Exchange**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffie–Hellman_key_exchange) \(DHKE\) is a cryptographic method to **securely exchange cryptographic keys** \(key agreement protocol\) over a public \(insecure\) channel in a way that overheard communication does not reveal the keys. The exchanged keys are used later for encrypted communication \(e.g. using a symmetric cipher like AES\). -**DHKE** was one of the first **public-key protocols**, which allows two parties to exchange data securely, so that is someone sniffs the communication between the parties, the information exchanged can be revealed. +**DHKE** was one of the first **public-key protocols**, which allows two parties to exchange data securely, so that if someone sniffs the communication between the parties, the information exchanged cannot be revealed. The Diffie–Hellman \(DH\) method is **anonymous key agreement scheme**: it allows two parties that have no prior knowledge of each other to jointly establish a **shared secret key over an insecure channel**.