Cryptography

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Cryptography in TON
An overview of cryptographic principles used in TON, covering symmetric, asymmetric, and hybrid encryption and their role in securing the network.
Cryptography in TON
Cryptography in TON is the basis of security, confidentiality and integrity of data. It uses RSA, AES, digital signatures, hash functions. Evolution: monoalphabetic cipher (Ancient Egypt) → polyalphabetical (middle ages) → classical (Enigma 1918) → modern (asymmetry + symmetry & hashing). Hybrid encryption (asymmetry for key exchange + symmetry of data) was developed by Nikolai Durov and the Telegram team.
Zero-Knowledge (ZK) Proofs
Zero‑knowledge proofs let a prover convince a verifier of a statement’s truth without revealing any underlying data.