RSA encryption is an asymmetric cryptographic algorithm, widely used in e-commerce and, in general, for exchanging confidential data on the Internet.
Please note that this feature only works between Keepser cardholders.
First of all, the two users who want to share a keeps must have a Keepser card and the Keepser app installed on their phone.
Then, to create the RSA 4096 key, the following steps must be performed: Open the Keepser app and place the black card under the phone’s NFC antenna.
Tap on the “+” menu at the top right of the screen and select “RSA 4096 Key”. Place the black card under the phone’s NFC antenna.
Tap on “Generate a new key” and then tap on “Yes”.
The key is generated. Place the black card under the phone’s NFC antenna again (this takes a few seconds, so keep the card under the antenna).
A QR code then appears on the screen (it is a public key) that can be shared by email or by other means (WhatsApp, etc.).
To share a key, go to the “+” menu, select “RSA 4096 Key”, place the black card under the phone’s NFC antenna and press “Load Public Key”.
Then place the black card under the phone’s NFC antenna and the QR code will appear on the screen.
The person with a Keepser card who wants to send us a keeps must open their Keepser app, select the keeps they want to send us and click on the QR code icon. This will open the keeps QR code and then they only need to tap on the icon that represents the 2 keys.
The person’s public key must then be scanned and a new QR code will appear on our phone.
The person has to open their Keepser app, tap on “+” then tap on “By QR code”. They only have to scan the QR code on the phone and register the keeps.
Tip: the QR code can be shared either as a photo or as text (which is useful when the QR code has been shared on our phone and we can’t scan it with the same phone).