Encryption (Modern Cryptography, Public Key)
Development of advanced cryptographic systems, including public-key cryptography, for secure communication.
Core metadata
- ID: encryption_modern_cryptography_public_key
- Era: Modern
- First known date: 1948 (decade)
- Region: Global / multiple regions
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: established
Prerequisites
- Algorithms & Computation Theory (algorithms_computation_theory)
- Computers (Mainframe/Early) (computers_early)
- Information Theory (information_theory)
- Mathematics (mathematics)
Dependents
- Blockchain & Cryptocurrency (blockchain_cryptocurrency)
- Cryptographic Hash Functions (cryptographic_hash_functions)
- Digital Signatures (digital_signatures)
- E-commerce (e-commerce)
- Homomorphic Encryption (homomorphic_encryption)
- Public Key Infrastructure (public_key_infrastructure)
- Quantum Encryption (quantum_encryption)
- Zero Trust Security (zero_trust_security)
Fields
Field lanes
- Cybersecurity & Cryptography: Cryptographic Foundations
Node sources
- New Directions in Cryptography (IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, 1976, primary_paper) • Supports: node, maturity
- Cybersecurity Framework (NIST, 2026, official_agency) • Supports: node, maturity
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 4
- Average edge confidence: 70%
- Prerequisite sources: 4
- expert_inference: 4
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics (mathematics) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Mathematics provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Algorithms & Computation Theory (algorithms_computation_theory) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Algorithms & Computation Theory provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Computers (Mainframe/Early) (computers_early) | historical_predecessor | 75% | expert_inference | Computers (Mainframe/Early) is an earlier historical predecessor or foundation, not a one-to-one engineering dependency. |
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| Information Theory (information_theory) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Information Theory provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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