# Introduction to Encryption - Start

## Terminology and Technology – Understand the terms and expressions of encryption technologies and learn to apply encryption properly

AES-128, Public Key, Certificates? What do symmetric and asymmetric encryption actually mean? Where are these used? This course provides a basic introduction to the field of encryption.

The course explains the common terminology but also the technical background. This course is right for everybody who wants to understand what encryption means in practice and what to watch out for. Smattering knowledge can be challenged, practical insights will be provided.

If you care about data security and privacy – likewise on the enterprise level and in private life – you are already on the right track. This course can deepen your knowledge and turn your focus where to look at.

General background knowledge in IT is an advantage.

## At the end of this course, you will be able to...

- Understand technical terms and current technologies
- Evaluate what encryption means and provides - the basis for secure communication on the Internet
- Make technology choices with practice-orientation

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## Instructions

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This is only an abridged excerpt from the course
Introduction to Encryption

## Chapters

Number | Title | Length
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| Start |
1 | Introduction (Full preview availabe) | 1 min
2 | Motivation: Why do we encrypt? (Full preview availabe) | 4 min
3 | What does Encrypting mean? (Full preview availabe) | 2 min
4 | Basics: Symmetric and asymmetric Encryption | 3 min
5 | Hybrid Encryption | 3 min
6 | Password-based Encryption (Full preview availabe) | 1 min
7 | Algorithms | 1 min
8 | Technical Parameters for Encryption I | 7 min
9 | Technical Parameters for Encryption II | 3 min
10 | Cryptographic Key Formats | 1 min
11 | Java program demonstration: Plaintext to AES encryption text | 3 min
12 | File and System encryption | 6 min
13 | Conclusion (Full preview availabe) | 1 min
| Course Assessment |