Blown to Bits Chapter 5

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advanced encryption standard, a symmetric 128-bit block data encryption technique

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AES

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(CA), a trusted organization or company that issues digital certificates used to create digital signatures and public-private key pairs

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certification authority

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data that has been encrypted

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cipher text

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data encryption standard, a popular symmetric-key encryption method that uses a 56-bit key and uses a block cipher method which breaks text into 64-bit blocks and then encrypts them

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DES

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the process of decoding data that has been encrypted into a secret format

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decryption

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the translation of data into secret code

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encryption

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a piece of message transmitted over a packet-switching network

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packet

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refers to textual data in ASCII format. Plain text is the most portable format because it is supported by nearly every application on every machine

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plain text

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a device that forwards data packets along networks. A router is connected to at least two networks are located at gateways

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router

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a method of securing data by converting it into a code to prevent unauthorized access

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encryption