The document discusses the Diffie-Hellman key exchange algorithm and its encryption process. It involves two clients, X and Y, agreeing on a large prime number p and integer g. They each choose a secret number and compute a public key using the prime numbers. They exchange public keys and can then use the information to derive a shared secret key to encrypt messages securely over an insecure channel. The encryption process involves encrypting random numbers with the shared key and hashing various values to derive the final encryption key. Decryption reverses these steps to obtain the plaintext.