C# and .NET interview question: - What are symmetric and asymmetric algorithms?

C# and .NET interview question: - What are symmetric and asymmetric algorithms?:

Simple but important .NET / c# interview question.

Symmetric and Asymmetric are encryption algorithms. In Symmetric we have one key which encrypts messages and the same key helps to decrypt the message. In Asymmetric there are two keys public key and private key. Public key helps to encrypt message and private keys helps to decrypt the message. Everyone has the public key but the private key is held only by the authorized authority

         

Taken from the best selling interview question book .NET interview question by Shivprasad koirala.