Cryptography
Cryptography
Consider two parties Alice and Bob. Now, Alice wants to send a
message m to Bob over a secure channel. So, what happens is as follows.
The sender’s message or sometimes called the Plaintext, is converted into
an unreadable form using a Key k. The resultant text obtained is called
the Ciphertext. This process is known as Encryption. At the time of
received, the Ciphertext is converted back into the plaintext using the
same Key k, so that it can be read by the receiver. This process is known
as Decryption.
Plaintext : Geeksforgeeks
Ciphertext : Jhhnvirujhhnv
Crypto-terminologies
Encryption: The process of converting plaintext (readable data)
into ciphertext (unreadable code) using an algorithm and a key.
Cryptanalysis:
Cryptanalysis is the practice of studying and breaking cryptographic
systems to uncover vulnerabilities and decrypt ciphertext without the key.
It involves various techniques to bypass or defeat encryption.
Cryptanalyst:
Cryptanalyst is a professional who performs cryptanalysis, specializing in
uncovering weaknesses in cryptographic systems and algorithms to gain
unauthorized access to encrypted information.