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virtual private network
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private communication channels, often referred to as tunnels, which are accessible only to those parties possessing the appropriate encryption and decryption keys
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digital certificate
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electronic document that contains an entity's public key, certifies the identity of the owner of that particular public key, issued by certificate authority
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digital signature
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has of a document, using document creators key, provides proof that a document has not been altered, and of the creator of the document
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encryption
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preventative control, process of transforming normal content called plaintext, into unreadable gibberish, decryption reverses this process
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key length
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number of bits (characters) used to convert text into blocks 256 is common
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algorithm
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manner in which key and text is combined to create scrambled text
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policies concerning encryption keys
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stored securely with strong access codes
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symmetric
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one key used to both encrypt and decrypt fast but vulnerable
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asymmetric
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different key used to encrypt that to decrypt very secure but very slow
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hybrid solution
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use symmetric for encrypting information, and use asymmetric for encrypting symmetric key for decryption
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