Comment Comment by SomeCallMeTim They aren't sending the PASSWORD in the clear, they're sending (effectively) a public key.Bob sends public key to Alice. Alice uses public key to encrypt file and sends to Bob. ONLY Bob can decrypt the file (using his PRIVATE key).If you sent a password, then anyone who intercepted it AND the encrypted archive would be able to decrypt it. parent SomeCallMeTim 12 years ago
Bob sends public key to Alice. Alice uses public key to encrypt file and sends to Bob. ONLY Bob can decrypt the file (using his PRIVATE key).
If you sent a password, then anyone who intercepted it AND the encrypted archive would be able to decrypt it.