Categories: All - integrity - encryption - confidentiality

by CAITLYN KNIGHTS 2 years ago

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Cryptography

Cryptography involves the practice of securing information by converting it into an unreadable format, known as ciphertext, which can only be transformed back into readable text, or plaintext, with the use of a key.

Cryptography

Cryptography

Important terms

Key space
Number of possible keys that can be created from an algorithm
Key
Whats used to turn Plaintext->Ciphertext
Description
Ciphertext->Plaintext
Encryption
Plaintext->Ciphertext
Cipher
Encryption algorithm/technique
Ciphertext
Encrypted text
Plaintext
Readable text

What is it

Needs key to convert it back to readable texts
Converts readable texts into a form which we cannot read

Encryption Cipher

Vigenenere
Uses 26*26 a-z grid
rot 13
Letter + 13 = letter
Caesar
Letter + 3= letter
Authentication
One's identity
non-repudiation
Sender did send the data
Integrity
Received data isn't tempted with or altered
Confidentiality
Can only be seen by intended people