Process of converting readable data into unreadable character

 Process of converting readable data into unreadable character

Primary_Domain

 

·         The portion of a web site address that identifies the type of site it is (.gov, .edu, .com).

 

IP address

 

·         A number assigned to any item that is connected to the Internet.

 

Domain Name System (DNS)

 

·         Internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses.

 

URL

 

·         Uniform Resource Locator

 

Domain_Name

 

·         Last two name segments of a domain name like berkeley.edu

 

Subdomain

 

·         A portion of a URL that usually indicates a specific subdivision or server within a large site.

 

Encryption

 

·         Process of converting readable data into unreadable characters to prevent unauthorized access.

 

Decryption

 

·         a process that reverses encryption, taking a secret message and reproducing the original plain text

 

Symmetric Encryption

 

·         the same key is used to encode and decode

 

Assymetric Encryption

 

·         one key codes and a different key decodes

 

public key cryptography

 

·         uses two keys: A public key the sender uses to create encrypted messages, and a mathematically-related private key that the receiver can use to decrypt messages encrypted by that public key.

 

Caesar Cipher

 

·         a technique for encryption that shifts the alphabet by some number of characters

 

Substitution Cipher

 

·         A method of encryption and decryption in which each letter in the alphabet is replaced by another.

 

HTTP

 

·         HyperText Transfer Protocol - the protocol used for transmitting web pages over the Internet

 

HTTPS

 

·         Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure

 

Certificate Authority (CA)

 

·         A trusted third-party agency that is responsible for issuing digital certificates.

 

SSL/TLS

 

·         An encryption layer of HTTP that uses public key cryptography to establish a secure connection.