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Cryptography is the process of converting ordinary text into unintelligible text and vice-versa. It is used to store and transmit data so that only those intended can read and process it. Cryptography protects data from theft or alteration and authenticates users.<ref>[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/definition/cryptography Cryptography Definition, Economic Times]</ref>
 
Cryptography is the process of converting ordinary text into unintelligible text and vice-versa. It is used to store and transmit data so that only those intended can read and process it. Cryptography protects data from theft or alteration and authenticates users.<ref>[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/definition/cryptography Cryptography Definition, Economic Times]</ref>
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In computer science, trust refers to the generation of authorities or user access/privileges through cryptography. An entity trusts another entity when the first one makes the assumption that the second one will behave exactly as the first entity expects.<ref>[https://www.itu.int/dms_pubrec/itu-t/rec/x/T-REC-X.509-201910-I!!SUM-HTM-E.htm ITU-T x.509]</ref> Trust is predictability. Identification, authentication, accountability, authorization, and availability support confidence in predictability. Trust is a set of binary relationships based on individual identity or unique characteristic validation.<ref>[https://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=31546 Defining Trust, "Trust Modeling for Security Architecture Development," ''InformIT'']</ref> A trust model identifies the specific mechanisms necessary to respond to a specific [[Threat Actor|threat profile]].
 
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* [[Zero Trust]] (ZT) is a cybersecurity paradigm concerned with moving defenses from static, network-based perimeters to a focus on users, assets, and resources.<ref>[https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-207/final SP 800-207, NIST]</ref>
 
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* [[Cryptocurrency|Cryptocurrencies]] use proof of work (PoW) to achieve trust.
 
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* [[SSL Certificate|Trusted certificates]] create secure connections to a server via the Internet.
 
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* [[Trusted Notifier]]s
 
  
 
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Revision as of 15:47, 27 October 2021

Cryptography is the process of converting ordinary text into unintelligible text and vice-versa. It is used to store and transmit data so that only those intended can read and process it. Cryptography protects data from theft or alteration and authenticates users.[1]

Keys

  • public keys

Cryptographic Technologies

Post-Quantum Cryptography

References

  1. ↑ Cryptography Definition, Economic Times
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