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Key Pair

A key pair is made up of two cryptographic keys, one public and one private, that are used in asymmetric encryption systems. The public key is freely disseminated and used to encrypt data or verify digital signatures, whereas the private key is kept hidden and used to decrypt data or create digital signatures.

The pair provides safe communication and authentication in a variety of cryptographic applications, such as bitcoin transactions and encrypted messaging.

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