CompTIA Security+ SY0-301 Authorized Cert Guide, Deluxe Edition, Second Edition

Chapter 12. Encryption and Hashing Concepts

This chapter covers the following subjects:

• Cryptography Concepts—This section covers the basic terminology of cryptography including encryption, ciphers, and keys. It also discusses private versus public keys, symmetric versus asymmetric encryption, and public key encryption.

• Encryption Algorithms—This section delves into the various symmetric algorithms, such as DES and AES, and some of the popular asymmetric algorithms such as RSA and elliptic curve.

• Hashing Basics—Here, we investigate the most common way to verify the integrity of files: hashing. We cover basic hashing concepts and cryptographic hash functions, such as MD5, SHA, and NTLM.

This chapter covers the CompTIA Security+ SY0-301 objectives ...