Encryption: the process of converting plaintext into ciphertext
Key: a piece of information, such as a password, used for encrypting and decrypting data
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What Is:
Encryption algorithm
Encryption algorithm: the method used to encrypt the plaintext
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What is the man in the middle attack?
Once someone has the key, all that is required for an attacker is to sit in the middle of the conversation and pretend to be the other person
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What is another name for Public Key Encryption?
Asymmetric Encryption
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What is a protocol?
protocol is a set of rules defining common methods of data communication
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What is HTTPS used on a website?
HTTPS (HTTP secure) is used to secure data transmitted between a web browser and a website
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What are:
Encryption
Key
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Encryption: the process of converting plaintext into ciphertext
Key: a piece of information, such as a password, used for encrypting and decrypting data
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