Udemy – Foundations of Cryptography by TechKnowSurge 2024-7

Published on: 2024-09-09 11:41:37

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Description

Foundations of Cryptography course by TechKnowSurge. This introductory course covers key information about cryptography, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), and Transport Layer Security (TLS) that are essential for success in today’s IT career. This course explains key terms and concepts, types of cryptography, how to use them, and how public key infrastructure keeps our information secure.

What you will learn

Explain the importance of encryption in keeping your information secure.
Explain how to use encryption to keep your information secure.
Define key cybersecurity terms and concepts.
Explain the role of the key and the importance of key length.
Explain hashing and explain how it is used.
Explain how salt, pepper, and key stretching can make password and other data storage more secure.
Explain what symmetric cryptography is and how it is used.
Explain what public key cryptography is and how it is used.
List the types of cryptographic attacks.
Explain how Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) keeps our data secure.
Describe the types of trust patterns.
Describe the key terms of PKI.
Explain what a digital certificate is and how it is used.
Explain the need to revoke certificates and list methods for revoking certificates.
Explain the purpose of Transport Layer Security (TLS).
Explain the TLS record and TLS handshake protocols.
Explain the TLS process.

Who is this course suitable for?

People studying for IT certification exams like A+, Network+, CCNA, Security+, CISSP, Server+, and ITF+.
Those who are new to the IT field or trying to enter the IT profession.
Anyone who wants a better understanding of cryptography and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).
System administrators, system engineers, network administrators, network engineers, system architects, network architects, hosting technicians