Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) Cybersecurity 100-160 Official Cert Guide

Chapter 4

Cryptography

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Cryptography Overview: This section introduces you to encryption and decryption concepts as well as states of data.

• Symmetric Cryptography: This section explores symmetric cryptography.

• Asymmetric Cryptography: This section explores asymmetric cryptography.

• Using Symmetric and Asymmetric Cryptography: This section discusses when to use symmetric cryptography and when to use asymmetric cryptography.

• Types of Ciphers: This section provides descriptions and examples of various symmetric and asymmetric ciphers.

• Certificates and PKI: This section explores the need for certificates and PKI for cryptography.

• Hashing: This section covers hashing and provides examples of when to use hashing. ...