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Cryptography

Message Integrity

    In the world of secured communications, Message Integrity describes the concept of ensuring that data has not been modified in transit. This is typically accomplished with the use of a Hashing algorithm.  We learned earlier what a Hashing Algorithm… Read More »Message Integrity

    Symmetric Encryption

      We learned earlier that Symmetric encryption is an encryption scheme that encrypts and decrypts using the same secret key. Now we will explore a bit further into what that involves. Let’s start with a simple example:… Read More »Symmetric Encryption

      Confidentiality

        Confidentiality is the concept of hiding or scrambling your data so that only the intended recipient has access. This is typically accomplished by some means of Encryption. Data before it has been encrypted is referred to as Plain text,… Read More »Confidentiality