May 2017
Beginner
552 pages
28h 47m
English
Content preview from Linux Shell Scripting Cookbook - Third Edition
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Cryptographic tools and hashes
Encryption techniques are used to protect data from unauthorized access. Unlike the checksum algorithms we just discussed, encryption programs can reconstruct the original data with no loss. There are many algorithms available and we will discuss those most commonly used in the Linux/Unix world.