Encryption help

I take my test tomorrow, and seem to be struggling understanding where certain encryption's are used, such as RC6, AES( this is giving me fits because of EAS) 3DES and whether theyre used in email or standard encryption. Anyone have an easy ways of remembering it to make it stick or suggestions on what I should know for the exam? Not sure if i'm really explaining it well, hope it somewhat makes sense

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Comments

panik

I think that you need to work on:
* How Asymmetric encryption is used.
** Public and private keys
** Encrypting and Signing emails
** Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

* Hashing algorithms: MD5, SHA and RIPEMD

I'd write some more, but I'm at work atm...

Darril

I'd echo panik. You might like to check out these videos:

Security+ Encryption: Security+ Encryption - YouTube
Security+ Hashing: Security+ Hashing - YouTube
Security+ Digital Signatures: Security+ Digital Signatures - YouTube
Security+ HTTPS and SSL: Security+ HTTPS and SSL - YouTube

The videos are older but they cover the relevant material needed for the current Security+ exam.
Good luck.

erazz

Unfortunately I was at work and did not have access to Youtube. However, was able to pass the test with an 808, not overly impressive, but i'll take it

BEEZ

erazz wrote: »

Unfortunately I was at work and did not have access to Youtube. However, was able to pass the test with an 808, not overly impressive, but i'll take it

it's a pass. Congrats

Chitownjedi

pass is a pass is a pass.. congrats!

Darril

Congratulations on the pass. I wish you the best of luck on your next adventure.