SSL Complete Guide 2021: HTTP to HTTPS - Diffie Hellman Overview

The video tutorial introduces the Diffie-Hellman algorithm, developed in 1976, which enables secure key generation over insecure public connections. It explains how the algorithm works using one-way functions, ensuring that keys generated on both sides of a connection cannot be replicated by others. The tutorial also discusses the application of this algorithm in the TLS protocol and mentions its variants, including those using elliptic curve cryptography.

Who developed the Diffie-Hellman algorithm and in what year?

Explain how the Diffie-Hellman Key exchange algorithm allows two sides to generate the same key without sending the key itself.

What is the significance of one-way functions in the Diffie-Hellman algorithm?

Describe how the generated key can be used after the Diffie-Hellman exchange.

What are the modifications of the Diffie-Hellman algorithm mentioned in the text?