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This in-depth study guide on Understanding Cryptography is the perfect resource for any student of computer science, cybersecurity, or mathematics. From the simple ciphers of Julius Caesar to the advanced algorithms that protect our data today, these notes break down everything you need to know in an easy-to-understand format. Packed with historical context, detailed examples, and hands-on practice assignments, this guide will help you master the fundamentals and ace your exams.

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, What is Cryptography:
- Crypto: hidden secret
- Graphy: writing
- Secret writing
- Secret way of sending out message no body can read instead of receiver
- Lock & keys
- Plain text → Encrypting → symbols/ letters that not the same as the
text (cipher text)
- Sent out ciphertext → Decryption → turn it back to plain text

History of Cryptography:
- Used in: Military, web browsing, email, social media, online transaction, cloud services
- Only I can read it, don’t want others to read it
- Storage & message sending
- Julius Caesar → Caesar cipher
- AI Kindi: how to encrypt & decrypt + breaking the code
- Vigenere: use of encryption key to make ciphertext
- Modern Age
- Public key cryptography:
- RSA:
- Elliptic curves: e.g. BitCoin
- Goals of cryptography:
- Confidentiality (secrecy): No one else can read the data
- Integrity (cannot altered, modified/ damaged accidentally by an
attacker) → hashing function to check
- Authentication: make sure the message come from the correct person
- Non-repudiation: the sender of the message cannot deny a comment/ action

Practice Assignment: Alice & Bob’s conundrum

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