Episode 6 — Apply Public Key Cryptography for Identity, Exchange, and Secure Workflows
This episode teaches how public key cryptography enables secure exchange and identity assurance at scale, which is essential for modern authentication, secure communications, and trustworthy workflows across teams and partners. You will learn the roles of public and private keys, why public keys can be shared safely, and how asymmetric cryptography is commonly used for key exchange and identity verification rather than bulk data encryption. We explain certificates as a mechanism for binding identity to keys, discuss how trust is established and validated, and highlight the operational risks of accepting keys without verifying ownership. Practical examples include onboarding a partner connection, choosing appropriate trust anchors, and troubleshooting failures caused by incorrect trust chains, expired certificates, or misaligned assumptions about who is responsible for validation. Produced by BareMetalCyber.com, where you’ll find more cyber audio courses, books, and information to strengthen your educational path. Also, if you want to stay up to date with the latest news, visit DailyCyber.News for a newsletter you can use, and a daily podcast you can commute with.
