Dungeater posted...
this is like the code jargon version of "draw the rest of the owl"
Ok so there's multiple ways of authentication. Most people are probably familiar with username/password, but for people who want more security, they can use a certificate/key. The two systems decrypt the certificates with the key to compare them and let you in if they match.
Think of it like a photo id. You buy something with a credit card (key) and I ask to see your photo id, then I look up your credit card in my system to pull the photo of you that I already have and check to see if they match. If they don't, I know you have a fake id.
Except in this case your photo ID has secret hypnotoad mind control and me looking at your id makes me open the register and give you all the cash and forget you were ever in the store.