SYMmetric Encryption

Encryption 101

Created: 2022-07-15
Tags: #fleeting


-> Uses SAME key to encrypt/decrept
-> Examples are DES (insecure for modern app) and AES,
-> Tends to be smaller keys (128 or 256 bit)
DES is feasible with brute-force attacks

Uses SYMmetric Encryption in communicating between webservers

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