Introduction to Encryption and Cryptography

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Future Learn

Course Features

Duration

2 weeks

Delivery Method

Online

Available on

Lifetime Access

Accessibility

Mobile, Desktop

Language

English

Subtitles

English

Level

Beginner

Effort

2 hours per week

Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

This course will teach you about encryption and help you understand how it was used in the past using the Caesar and VigenA're ciphers. The course will cover the past, present, and future of encryption as well as both symmetrical and asymmetric schemes. You will be able to complete several exercises in encryption that you can use in your classroom. CPD Certification Service, established in 1996, is the most independent CPD accreditation institution. It works across all industry sectors to support the CPD policies of academic and professional bodies.

Course Overview

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Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

Apply a Caesar Cipher and a VigenÃ¨re Cipher

Compare symmetric and asymmetric encryption

Demonstrate methods of breaking simple encryption schemes

Describe how encryption is used in the modern world, and some of the possible ethical implications of this

Describe the general process of encryption and decryption

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different encryption algorithms

Target Students

This course is designed for teachers delivering computer science lessons in the classroom, at GCSE level or equivalent

Course Content

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Module 1: A brief look at the history of encryption

Module 2: The encryption and decryption process, and the importance of keys

Module 3: The Caesar and VigenandAtilde;anduml;re Ciphers

Module 4: Symmetric and asymmetric encryption schemes

Course Instructors

Janina A

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Instructor at Future Learn

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