Symmetric vs Asymmetric

Question 1

What is a Symmetric Algorithm (Private Key)?

Answer 1

Encryption algorithm in which both the sender and the receiver must know the same shared secret using a privately held key

Question 2

What is an Asymmetric Algorithm (Public Key)?

Answer 2

Encryption algorithm where different keys are used to encrypt and decrypt the data

Question 3

What is Hybird Implementation?

Answer 3

Utilizes asymmetric encryption to securely transfer a private key that can them be used with symmetric encryption

Question 4

What is a Stream Cipher?

Answer 4

Uses a keystream generator to encrypt data bit by bit using a mathematical XOR function to create the ciphertext

Question 5

What is a Block Cipher?

Answer 5

Breaks the input into fixed-length blocks of data and performs the encryption on each block