How does encryption work? An encryption system is made up of three major components: data, encryption engine and key manager. In application architectures, the three components usually run or are hosted in separate places to reduce the possibility that a single component is compromised and leads ...
Enigma Machine in the field. What made the Enigma Machine such a formidable ciphering device was that once you pressed a letter, a rotor in the machine would turn, changing the electrode contact points inside the machine. This means if you pressed "A" a second time, a different letter woul...
How does decryption work? Understanding decryption requires understanding the encryption process too. Here’s a simplified breakdown of the process: Readable plain text message Data encrypted using a cryptographic key and sent to the recipient. Ciphertext received by recipient and decrypted using the ke...
when German cryptologists created and continually improved the world-famous Enigma machine. Until this development, all encryption models were designed using a symmetric key – I’ll discuss the Enigma machine later on.
How does Two-Factor Authentication work? The idea of Two-Factor Authentication is that the combination of a username and a password isn't sufficient to give you (or an attacker) access to your account. In most cases, the system requires an additional code, especially when the login attempt ...
How Does the Scam Work? The scheme is engineered to look legitimate, offering a variety of non-existent services such as recovery of lost assets, buying and selling crypto, or even staking digital currencies. It's common for scammers to lure victims in by creating a sense of urgency around...
If this info isn’t protected, it can fall into the wrong hands. That’s where SSL steps in to keep things safe. Think of it like a protective shield between your site and your visitors’ browsers. SSL uses encryption to scramble the data so no one else can read it. Each website ge...
Who did Alan Turing work with? How did Charles Babbage create the computer? Did Alan Turing invent binary code? Did Alan Turing build the first computer? Did Alan Turing invent the Enigma machine? What did Alan Turing achieve? What was Alan Turing the founder of?
Sensitive data has long been encrypted, particularly in diplomacy and war. You may have heard of Enigma, the code used by the German military in World War II to transmit scrambled radio messages to its forces. VPN encryption uses keys andalgorithmsto secure data. An encryption key “scrambles...
Are there real-world applications of quantum computing technology, or some derivative of it, that people are putting to good use right now? Put another way, what does quantum actually do, and whom does it directly serve? Navigation-- A GPS system cannot work everywhere on the...