Symmetric Key Algorithms:Symmetric algorithms use similar or exactly the same encryption keys for both the encryption of plaintext and the decryption of ciphertext. Asymmetric Key Algorithms:Asymmetric algorithms use different (unique) keys for the encryption of plaintext and the decryption of ciphertex...
Algorithms and Technology Cryptography is nothing more than a mathematical framework for discussing the implications of various paranoid delusions - Don Alvarez Historical Ciphers Nonstandard hieroglyphics, 1900BC Atbash cipher (Old Testament, reversed Hebrew alphabet, 600BC) Caesar cipher: letter = letter...