Public Key Cryptography

Public Key Cryptography

1. Modulo

   • The name of the mathematical operation.

2. Asymmetric Encryption

   • A type of cryptographic based on algorithms that require two keys.

3. Public Key

   • A value that can be used to encrypt a message.

4. The complementary key to a public key that is used to decrypt a message.

   • Private Key

5. Moore's Law

   • Computing power doubles every two years.

6. A term for datasets so complex that traditional data processing applications are inadequate.

   • Big Data

7. One-pager

   • A term for a one-page document that summarizes a large issue, topic or plan.

8. Encryption

   • A process of encoding messages to keep them secret.

9. Decryption

   • A process that reverses encryption, taking a secret message and turning it back to text.

10. Cipher

    • The term for a technique (or algorithm) that performs encryption.

11. Caesar's Cipher

    • A technique for encryption that shifts the alphabet by some number of characters.

12. Random Substitution Cipher

    • An encoding technique that maps each letter of the alphabet randomly to different letters or characters

13. Cracking Encryption

    • When you attempt to decode a secret message without knowing all the specifics of the cipher

14. Vigenère cipher

    • A method of encrypting text by applying a series of Caesar ciphers based on the letters of a keyword.

15. Computationally Hard

    • A "hard' problem for a computer in which it cannot conclude a solution in an amount of time.

16. Anitvirus Software

    • Keeps lists of viruses and scans on your computer in order to get rid of them

17. DDoS Attack

    • Flood a target with traffic to where the server becomes overwhelmed.

18. Firewall

    • Software that runs on servers which only allows traffic through some security rules.

19. Phishing Scam

    • A thief trying to trick you into sending them important information.

20. SSL/TLS

    • An encryption layer of HTTP that uses public key cryptography to establish a secure connection.

21. Virus

    • A program that runs on a computer to do something the owner of the computer does not intend.