Principles of Information Security (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Information Security (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337102063
Author: Michael E. Whitman, Herbert J. Mattord
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Encryption:

Encryption is the process of protecting data from unauthorized access. The process of encoding the message using a key that converts the plain message to cipher text. It can be divided into two types:

  • Symmetric encryption
  • Asymmetric encryption

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