Encryption 101

MOC Cybersecurity

Created: 2022-07-15
Tags: #fleeting


  • 2 methods of Key Exchange

How webservers prove their identity

Webservers prove their identity through certificate

Types of Encryption

  1. SYMmetric Encryption
    Uses SAME key to encrypt/decrept

  2. ASYmmetric Encryption
    Uses Public and Private Key

  3. HTTPS Symmetric Encryption
    Uses SYMmetric Encryption in communicating between webservers

Standards for services to comply

PCI-DSS states data should be encrypted both at rest (in storage) AND while being transmitted.

  • payment card details, you need to comply with these PCI regulations.