Describe asymmetric cryptography. Compare it to symmetric cryptography.

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Asymmetric cryptography is an encryption/decryption process, used in a PKI system, that uses both a public key and a private key. Asymmetric cryptography is more complex and requires more computing resources than symmetric cryptography, but it's also more secure. Because of its higher resource requirements, asymmetric cryptography is often used with symmetric cryptography. It's used to exchange secret keys, which are then used symmetrically for the bulk of data encryption and decryption.

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