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Cryptography

3 Courses
2 Hours
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Cryptography is essential for securing communication, authentication, and data protection in cybersecurity. This learning path covers foundational concepts, encryption methods, cryptographic protocols, and authentication mechanisms like PKI and password hashing. You will explore cryptanalysis, cryptographic attacks, and emerging topics like post-quantum cryptography and blockchain security. Hands-on demos will equip you with practical skills in implementing encryption, securing certificates, and analyzing cryptographic vulnerabilities.

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Cryptography

This learning path covers cryptographic principles, encryption methods, authentication, and security protocols, with hands-on demos for real-world applications and threat analysis.

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What You'll Learn
  • Core Cryptographic Principles – Understand encryption fundamentals, the CIA triad, and the role of cryptography in cybersecurity.
  • Classical and Modern Encryption – Learn symmetric and asymmetric encryption, hash functions, digital signatures, and cryptographic protocols like SSL/TLS and SSH.
  • Authentication and PKI – Explore password hashing, salting, key stretching, and certificate-based authentication using PKI.
  • Cryptanalysis and Attacks – Analyze cryptographic vulnerabilities, implement brute force attacks, and understand real-world threats like SSL stripping and side-channel attacks.
  • Advanced Cryptographic Applications – Secure cloud environments, blockchain transactions, smart contracts, and decentralized applications (DApps).
  • Future of Cryptography – Examine post-quantum cryptography, quantum computing threats, and emerging security challenges.
Prerequisites
  • None
Related topics
  • Security
  • Cryptography
  • Confidentiality
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