Cryptography

Table of contents:

  • Plaintext Clear text that is readable.
  • Ciphertext Data that is scrambled and unreadable.
  • Cryptographic key A key is a piece of information that controls how the cryptographic algorithm functions. It can be used to control the transformation of plaintext to ciphertext or ciphertext to plaintext. As an example, the Caesar cipher uses a key that moves forward three characters to encrypt and back by three characters to decrypt.
  • Substitution cipher A simple method of encryption in which units of plaintext are substituted with ciphertext according to a regular system. This could be by advancing one or more letters in the alphabet. The receiver deciphers the text by performing an inverse substitution.

Table FF.14. Encryption Advantages and Disadvantages

Type of Encryption

Advantage

Disadvantage

Symmetric

Faster than asymmetric

Key Distribution

   

Only provides confidentiality

Asymmetric

Easy key exchange

Slower than symmetric

 

Can provide confidentiality and authentication

 
  • Digital certificates are used to prove your identity when performing electronic transactions.

Penetration Testing

Part I: Exam Preparation

The Business Aspects of Penetration Testing

The Technical Foundations of Hacking

Footprinting and Scanning

Enumeration and System Hacking

Linux and Automated Security Assessment Tools

Trojans and Backdoors

Sniffers, Session Hijacking, and Denial of Service

Web Server Hacking, Web Applications, and Database Attacks

Wireless Technologies, Security, and Attacks

IDS, Firewalls, and Honeypots

Buffer Overflows, Viruses, and Worms

Cryptographic Attacks and Defenses

Physical Security and Social Engineering

Part II: Final Review

Part III: Appendixes

Appendix A. Using the ExamGear Special Edition Software



Certified Ethical Hacker Exam Prep
Certified Ethical Hacker Exam Prep
ISBN: 0789735318
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2007
Pages: 247
Authors: Michael Gregg

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