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Encryption ↔ (process) to convert data to unrecognizable form to protect/restrict access to sensitive data. Often combines Compression

aka Encrypt, Encrypted, Unencrypt, Unencrypted

Asymmetric Cryptography

Prime Factorization

Ciphertext​

encrypt text

Plaintext​

raw Unencrypted text data

Pseudorandom

AES​

(standard) Advanced Encryption Standard

Blowfish

DES

RSA​

asymmetric key-block Cipher

DSA

Cipher

Entropy​

Pseudorandomness collect by app for Cipher

Cryptographic Diffusion​

Strength of crypto algo cryptographic algorithm

Avalanche Effect​

degree of Δinput vs Δoutput

References​

  1. Plaintext ↔ raw Unencrypted text data

  2. PGP ↔ Popular Software to Encrypt & Sign data via public key fingerprint

  3. SSL ↔ Deprecated Network Protocol to Encrypt server-client network link

  4. TLS ↔ Network Protocol to Encrypt network link between server & client; prevent tampering/spying

  5. SSH ↔ Unix Shell to Encrypt data connection. TCP/IP only?

  6. I2P ↔ (experimental) Invisible Internet Project system to Encrypt comms & relay several Peer nodes to destination - bandwidth scales multiples of Relays !

  7. E ↔ (Flag) Encrypted Traffic