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Cryptology principles and practices - K0942
on-demand course

Cryptology principles and practices - K0942

with Dean Bushmiller
April 2026
Intermediate
51m
English
Expanding Security
Closed Captioning available in German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese

Overview

Master the principles of cryptology to secure modern business infrastructures. This course explores cryptographic protocols, digital signatures, and secure hashing. You will learn to align specific algorithms with business requirements while managing key lifecycles and rotation plans. By mastering integrity and confidentiality methodologies, you will gain the skills necessary to protect sensitive data across diverse digital environments.

Focusing on practical application, you will learn to troubleshoot common implementation issues like algorithm mismatches and configuration errors. The curriculum examines the adversary’s perspective, teaching you to design systems that remain secure even when ciphertext is exposed. From symmetric encryption to digital certificates and PKI, you will emerge with the expertise to maintain robust security.

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