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Who or what types of website or companies use symmetric key encryption?
If you are using an encrypted channel, then at some point everyone uses symmetric encryption. It is fast (compared to asymmetric).The first part of an encrypted conversation will probably use asymmetric encryption to provide the shared private key that is later on used for the bulk part of data conversations on an encrypted channel.
How does symmetric key encryption work?
Symmetric encryption requires that both parties (sender and receiver) know and have the exact same encryption key. This key is used both for encrypting and decrypting the data. Using the same encryption algorithm means that only those individuals that know or have the same key will be able to read any messages encrypted by the symmetric key.
What is IPSec policy?
IPSec is a set of IP extensions that provide security services, such as encryption,authentication, and data integrity. IPSec is typically used with a VPN.
How is Data Encryption Standard work in details?
Data Encryption Standard is a symmetric-key algorithm for the encryption of electronic data. It is considered a block cipher because it uses an algorithm that takes a plaintext bits and transforms it through into another ciphertext bitstring of the same length
What data is encrypted using a single key that only the sender and the recriver know?
The data itself does not matter in this scenario. The type of encryption used is symmetric encryption, meaning that the sender and receiver have the same key to lock and unlock the data.
What is a disadvantage of symmetric cryptography?
In symmetric key encryption there is one key that is shared with the person you want to share with your data. The largest disadvantage is that you have to make sure that the key remain secret.
What happens with symmetric encryption?
Symmetric encryption is the process of encrypting and decrypting data via a single shared key. The process begins when the sender wants to trasnmit data in a secure fashion. Unencrypted data is ciphered with the shared secret key. The encrypted data is then sent to the receiving host via the internet or local resource. Once the receiver obtains the encrypted data, the receiver uses the same shared secret key to decipher the data. The receiver then has the same exact data unencrypted as the sender. The biggest advantage besides the security is that symmetric encryption is way faster than asymmetric encryption. The disadvantage is getting the shared secret key between the two parties without being tampered with or without being seen/heard by an unauthorized host.
Difference between symmetric and asymmetric key cryptography?
Symmetric cryptography uses the same secret (private) key to encrypt and decrypt its data whereas asymmetric uses both a public and private key. Symmetric requires that the secret key be known by the party encrypting the data and the party decrypting the data. Asymmetric allows for distribution of your public key to anyone with which they can encrypt the data they want to send securely and then it can only be decoded by the person having the private key. This eliminates the need of having to give someone the secret key (as with symmetric encryption) and risk having it compromised. The issue with asymmetric is that it is about 1000 times slower than symmetric encryption which makes it impractical when trying to encrypt large amounts of data. Also to get the same security strength as symmetric, asymmetric must use strong a stronger key than symmetric. If you do a quick search on the differences between symmetric and asymmetric you can find many more explanations. This just a quick overview.
What is symmetric and asymmetric?
From another user: Symmetric cryptography uses the same secret (private) key to encrypt and decrypt its data whereas asymmetric uses both a public and private key. Symmetric requires that the secret key be known by the party encrypting the data and the party decrypting the data. Asymmetric allows for distribution of your public key to anyone with which they can encrypt the data they want to send securely and then it can only be decoded by the person having the private key. This eliminates the need of having to give someone the secret key (as with symmetric encryption) and risk having it compromised. The issue with asymmetric is that it is about 1000 times slower than symmetric encryption which makes it impractical when trying to encrypt large amounts of data. Also to get the same security strength as symmetric, asymmetric must use strong a stronger key than symmetric.
How large is the software encryption industry?
Software encryption industry has grown by leaps and bounds in the past couple of years. Encryption software provide reliable solutions to your vulnerable data.
Can you use AES for encryption and decryption at same hardware?
Using the same (or different) hardware will work with AES as long as the encryption and decryption use the same key. AES relies on the symmetric encryption key which means the same key is used to lock and unlock the data. The hardware that uses it does not matter.
Protocol does not support encryption of connection data?
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