Explanation should include
- the two fundamental types of encryption
- symmetric/private key
- advanced encryption standard (AES)
- data encryption standard (DES)
- asymmetric/public key
- Diffie-Hellman (DH)
- Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (RSA)
- certificate authorities (CA)
- chain of trust.
Process/Skill Questions:
- Why do businesses still use both symmetric and asymmetric encryption?
- What fundamental encryption-related problem does asymmetric encryption solve?
- How can exhaustive key space search and frequency analysis be used to break encryption?
- How does key length affect the level of security provided by encryption?