Chapter 5. Cryptography
CompTIA Security+ exam objectives covered in this chapter include the following:
5.1 Explain general cryptography concepts.
Key management
Steganography
Symmetric key
Asymmetric key
Confidentiality
Integrity and availability
Non-repudiation
Comparative strength of algorithms
Digital signatures
Whole disk encryption
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
Single vs. Dual sided certificates
Use of proven technologies
5.2 Explain basic hashing concepts and map various algorithms to appropriate applications.
SHA
MD5
LANMAN
NTLM
5.3 Explain basic encryption concepts and map various algorithms to appropriate applications.
DES
3DES
RSA
PGP
Elliptic curve
AES
AES256
One time pad
Transmission encryption (WEP, TKIP, etc)
5.4 Explain and implement protocols.
SSL/TLS
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