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Understanding Data Encryption Basics

Encryption is essential for protecting information by keeping it private, preventing unauthorized access, ensuring secure communication, building trust, and complying with legal requirements. It involves methods like symmetric and asymmetric encryption, where data is encoded into unreadable formats and can only be decoded by authorized users. Key terms include encryption, decryption, public key, and private key.

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Understanding Data Encryption Basics

Encryption is essential for protecting information by keeping it private, preventing unauthorized access, ensuring secure communication, building trust, and complying with legal requirements. It involves methods like symmetric and asymmetric encryption, where data is encoded into unreadable formats and can only be decoded by authorized users. Key terms include encryption, decryption, public key, and private key.

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DATA ENCRYPTION

SUMMARISED NOTES
THE NEED FOR ENCRYPTION
• Encryption is like a digital lock that keeps your information safe and
private. Here are the main reasons why data is encrypted:
• Keeps Information Private: Turns your information into a secret code
so only the right people can see it.
• Stops Hackers: Protects your data from being stolen or changed by
malicious people.
• Safe Online Communication: when you send messages or share
information, encryption keeps it private and secure.
• Builds Trust: Companies use encryption to show that they are about
your security, making users feel safe using their services.
• Follows the Rules: Helps companies comply with laws that require
protection of personal information.
HOW ENCRYPTION WORKS
ENCRYTION METHODS
SYMMETRIC WORKED EXAMPLE
ASYMMETRIC ENCRYPTION
ASYMMETRIC ENCRYPTION
Glossary of encryption terms
• Encryption: The process of encoding data in such a way that it becomes
unreadable.
• Asymmetric Encryption: A public key is used to encrypt the data; a private key is
used to decrypt the data.
• Symmetric Encryption: A private shared key is used to encrypt and decrypt the
data.
• Shared Key: The secret key that is used to encrypt and decrypt the data.
• Public Key: A key that anyone may see and use to encrypt data before it is sent to
someone.
• Private Key: The key used to decrypt data.
• Decrypt: Decode encrypted data back into plaintext.
• Encrypt: Encode data into an unreadable form.
• Plaintext: Text that has not been encrypted.

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