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Security and encryption

  • Cipher text

  • Encryption / Decryption

  • Caesar cipher → shift all the letters in the text by some number (key) of characters

  • Steganography → Hiding information in plain sight

  • Symmetric cryptography

    • Encrypts and decrypts the message with the same key
    • AES → Standard for cryptography and communication
      • Secrecy
      • Integrity
      • Authenticity
  • Breaking encryption

    • Brute force

Misconception vs Reality

Passwords

Viruses and malware

Other common attacks

Key takeaways

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