CompTIA Security+™: Study Guide, Third Edition

Chapter 7. Cryptography Basics, Methods, and Standards

THE FOLLOWING COMPTIA SECURITY+ EXAM OBJECTIVES ARE COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER:

• 1.4 Recognize the following attacks and specify the appropriate actions to take to mitigate vulnerability and risk

  • Weak Keys

  • Mathematical

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• 2.2 Recognize and understand the administration of the following email security concepts

  • S/MIME (Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)

  • PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) like technologies

• 2.4 Recognize and understand the administration of the following directory security concepts

  • SSL/TLS (Secure Sockets Layer / Transport Layer Security)

• 4.1 Be able to identify and explain the following different kinds of cryptographic algorithms

  • Hashing

  • Symmetric

  • Asymmetric

• 4.2 Understand how cryptography ...