Diffie–Hellman (DH) key exchange [nb 1] is a mathematical method of securely generating a symmetric cryptographic key over a public channel and was one of the first public-key protocols as conceived by Ralph Merkle and named after Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman. More @Wikipedia
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