Overview of Hashing Cryptography
Before you start Objectives: Learn what is hashing, why do we use it, and common hashing algorithms. Prerequisites: you have to understand …
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Explanation of Asymmetric Cryptography
Before you start Objectives: Learn what is asymmetric cryptography, how does it work, and about different implementations. Prerequisites: you should know what …
Explanation of Symmetric Cryptography
Before you start Objectives: Find our the specifics about symmetric cryptography and about specific algorithms that are often used. Prerequisites: you should …
Introduction to Cryptography
Before you start Objectives: Learn what is encryption, why it is used, what are its primary parts, and what are its …
Authentication Protection Techniques
Before you start Objectives: Learn which protocols are used to protect the authentication process itself. Prerequisites: you have to know what authentication …
Types of Authentication
Before you start Objectives: Learn what is authentication, and about different common types of authentication. Prerequisites: no prerequisites. Key terms: authentication, password, token, …
Managing Local Authentication in Windows
Before you start Objectives: learn which tools can be used in Windows OS to manage authentication locally. These include Credentials Manager, …
Authentication Versus Authorization
Before you start Objectives: Learn the difference between authentication and authorization, and how are those two implemented in Windows operating systems. …
Overview of Different Authentication Attacks
Before you start Objectives: Familiarize yourself with different types of authentication attacks and general ways to prevent them. Prerequisites: no requirements. Key …
Switches and Security
Before you start Objectives: Learn about switch security features such as VLANs, MAC address filtering, and port authentication. Prerequisites: no prerequisites. Key …