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Except for the already mentioned problem "Which is the right key to encrypt for?" encryption - decryption is a quite simple operation because there is no room for misunderstanding: You encrypt something and nobody except the owner(s) of the recipient key(s) can read it. And you can either decrypt data or you can't. The decrypted data itself may be hard to understand but the decryption operation is not. But: Part of the "Which is the right key to encrypt for?" question is not only "Who is the owner of this key?" but also "Is this key secure enough for the data to be encrypted?". This is not about key length or similar but about key handling. Thus at least before sending critical information: Ask the key owner about the security level of the key!

Abgesehen von dem bereits erwähnten Problem "Welcher ist der richtige Schlüssel, für den verschlüsselt werden soll?" sind Verschlüsselung und Entschlüsselung ziemlich einfache Operationen, weil keine Gefahr von Missverständnissen besteht: Man verschlüsselt etwas, und niemand außer den Besitzern der Empfängerschlüssel kann es lesen. Auf der anderen Seite kann man etwas entweder entschlüsseln oder eben nicht. Die entschlüsselten Daten an sich mögen Fragen aufwerfen, die Kryptooperation aber nicht.