COMPUTER SCIENCE|
CRYPTOGRAPHY & ENCRYPTION
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) - Answer-symmetric encryption that requires
128-, 192-, and 256-bit keys
Alan Turing - Answer-the father of computer science and broke the German Enigma
Code Machine
asymmetric encryption - Answer-uses two keys, a public key and a private key, to
encrypt and decrypt data
block cipher - Answer-encrypts chunks or blocks of data in fixed size at one time
Blowfish encryption - Answer-free symmetric encryption designed to replace DES
cipher
Cipher - Answer-tool used to change normal or plain text into something that is
unreadable and then back into readable text
Ciphertext - Answer-encoded message
Cryptanalysis - Answer-process used to discover vulnerabilities in ciphers
Cryptanalyst - Answer-discovers weaknesses and vulnerabilities in solutions
Cryptogram - Answer-encoded message as a whole
cryptology - Answer-study of ciphers and ciphertext
Data Encryption Standard (DES) - Answer-symmetric encryption that requires keys to
be 56 bits in length
Encryption - Answer-is derived from the Greek work kryptos, meaning hidden or secret
hybrid encryption - Answer-form of encryption that merges symmetric and asymmetric
encryption
IP Security (IPSEC) - Answer-Uses cryptographic functions to provide data integrity
and confidentiality for IP traffic
key pair - Answer-use of both public and private keys in this transaction
