Ethical Hacking: Cryptography

Learn about the basic principles of cryptography and the most popular algorithms (and how they're used), as well as attack strategies and methodologies.

Introduction

• Why become an ethical hacker?
• What you should know

1. Cryptography Basics

• What does cryptography mean?
• Different types of cryptography

2. Ciphers

• Different types of ciphers
• Symmetric encryption
• Asymmetric encryption
• Mixing asymmetric with symmetric

3. Hashing

• Cryptographic hashing

4. Digital Certificates

• How they are used
• Trust models

5. Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

• Summary of exam expectations
• Digital certificates and signing
• Cryptographic key escrow

6. Applied Uses of Cryptography

• Protocols that use cryptography
• Why encrypt your filesystem?

7. Cryptographic Attacks

• Types of attacks
• Real-world exploits
• Code-breaking methodologies

Conclusion

• Summary of exam expectations