Encryption Flashcards

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What is Encryption?

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A method of scrambling data before being transmitted across a network in order to protect the contents from unauthorized access.

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Define SSID

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Service set identifier, used to create ‘master key’ for wireless network encryption.

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What is Symmetric Encryption?

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Both sender and receiver are given an identical secret key which is used to encrypt or decrypt info.

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What is asymmetric encryption?

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Two keys are used, public and private

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Explain how data is encrypted using symmetric encryption

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Data before encryption is known as plain text, After encryption is cipher text. Key is sent to receiver, values are sent to the receiver to generate keys. Data is encrypted and decrypted using the same key.

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