March 2016
Intermediate to advanced
544 pages
14h 59m
English
In this chapter, we shall cover some of the basic cryptographic algorithms that were used for providing a secure way of communicating the messages from one person to another person in the olden days. In these cryptographic algorithms, we assign numbers (or) algebraic elements to the given input message to be communicated between two persons. If the assigned numbers (or) algebraic values are in intelligent form, then it is considered as plaintext which is also called clear text. This intelligible plaintext is converted into an unintelligible form called ciphertext. In order to convert the intelligible plaintext into the unintelligible ciphertext, an encryption function is used in the sender side. Similarly, ...
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