Cryptography concepts, past and present

No prerequisites necessary

Introduction to cryptography concepts:

Symmetric vs assymetic algorithms, public keys, hashes, signatures, certificates, password management

• Get to know the typical jargon when dealing with cryptographic environments.
• Learn why a good password and a good algorithm are important for securing data.
• Introducing high level concepts of public key infrastructure. Understand digital signatures.

Hands on workshop using physical tools to show message scrambling techniques of old Greece to modern times.

All beginner friendly: this course does not use any computers, code or mathematics.

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