optimal asymmetric encryption padding

Okay kiddo, so let's say you want to send a secret message to your friend using a secret code. You write the message on a piece of paper and put it in an envelope. But if someone intercepts the envelope, they might be able to figure out your secret code and read your message.

To prevent this, you can add some extra random letters or numbers to your message before putting it in the envelope. This is called padding. It makes it harder for anyone who intercepts the envelope to figure out your secret code or read your message.

But not all padding is the same. Some padding methods might make it easier for a smart hacker to figure out your secret code, while others might make it harder.

Optimal asymmetric encryption padding, or OAEP for short, is a really good padding method that makes it very hard for even very clever hackers to figure out your secret code or read your message. It uses some fancy math to create a unique pad for each message that you send. This makes it much harder for anyone to figure out your secret code, even if they intercept several messages that you've sent.

So basically, OAEP is like putting a super secret extra layer of protection around your secret messages to keep them safe from hackers who want to read them.