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Re:HTTPS Explained with Carrier Pigeons by tiffanyh on Monday January 02, 2023 @09:04AM (#34217911)
Public Key cryptography (e.g., PGP, TLS, SSH)

What you described is the go to illustration used for PKI

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-key_cryptography

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Re:HTTPS Explained with Carrier Pigeons by jagged-chisel on Monday January 02, 2023 @09:17AM (#34218051)
GP's description looks more like DH Key Exchange.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Pu...

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Re:HTTPS Explained with Carrier Pigeons by tiffanyh on Monday January 02, 2023 @09:39AM (#34218305)
That image is found in the link I shared, with additional detail :)
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Re:HTTPS Explained with Carrier Pigeons by jagged-chisel on Monday January 02, 2023 @04:24PM (#34223869)
I sourced it from your link. I disagree that the above commenter is describing "PKI" and is specifically describing "DH Key Exchange" as evidenced by the image linked from the article you referenced.
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