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To be clear, when we talk about key strength, we’re essentially talking about how well it can withstand a brute force attack whereby a hacker tries endless combinations of characters to guess the correct combination. The more possible combinations, the longer a brute force attack will take.
Read MoreHow Does Data Encryption Work?
The data that needs to be encrypted is termed plaintext or cleartext. The plaintext needs to be passed via some encryption algorithms, which are basically mathematical calculations to be done on raw information. There are multiple encryption algorithms, each of which differs by application and security index.
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To be clear, when we talk about key strength, we’re essentially talking about how well it can withstand a brute force attack whereby a hacker tries endless combinations of characters to guess the correct combination. The more possible combinations, the longer a brute force attack will take.
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Unlike Triple DES, RSA is considered an asymmetric algorithm due to its use of a pair of keys. You’ve got your public key to encrypt the message and a private key to decrypt it.
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Triple DES uses three individual keys with 56 bits each. The total key length adds up to 168 bits, but experts would argue that 112-bits in key strength is more accurate. Despite slowly being phased out, Triple DES has, for the most part, been replaced by the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).
Read MoreHere’s an example of how encryption works with email-friendly software Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) or GnuPG—also known as GPG—for open-source aficionados. Say I want to send you a private message. I encrypt it using one of the programs listed below.
Read MoreApart from the algorithms, one also needs an encryption key. Using said key and a suitable encryption algorithm, the plaintext is converted into the encrypted piece of data, also known as ciphertext. Instead of sending the plaintext to the receiver, the ciphertext is sent through insecure channels of communication.
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