Cryptography

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cryptography
The art of writing and solving codes
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cryptanalysis
The art or process of deciphering coded messages without being told the key
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caeser cipher
A type of substitution cipher in which each letter in the plaintext is shifted a certain number of places through the alphabet
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encryption
The process of turning data into a code to prevent unauthorised access to personal information
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decryption
The process of decoding the data which has been encrypted into a secret format/code.
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hashing
It masks the original data with another value.
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symmetric key
One key is used to both encrypt and decrypt information
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Asymmetric key
using a pair of public keys and a private keys to encrypt and decrypt messages when communicating
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http
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
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https
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure - an extension of HTTP and is used for secure communication over a digital network,
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ssl
Secure Sockets Layer - a secure protocol developed for sending information securely over the Internet
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The art or process of deciphering coded messages without being told the key

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cryptanalysis

Card 3

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A type of substitution cipher in which each letter in the plaintext is shifted a certain number of places through the alphabet

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Card 4

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The process of turning data into a code to prevent unauthorised access to personal information

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Card 5

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The process of decoding the data which has been encrypted into a secret format/code.

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