Chapter 6Cryptography
CompTIA Security+ exam objectives covered in this chapter include the following:
6.1 Given a scenario, utilize general cryptography concepts.
- Symmetric vs. asymmetric
- Session keys
- In-band vs. out-of-band key exchange
- Fundamental differences and encryption methods
- Block vs. stream
- Transport encryption
- Non-repudiation
- Hashing
- Key escrow
- Steganography
- Digital signatures
- Use of proven technologies
- Elliptic curve and quantum cryptography
- Ephemeral key
- Perfect forward secrecy
- 6.2 Given a scenario, use appropriate cryptographic ...
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