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Modern Cryptography for Cybersecurity Professionals

You're reading from   Modern Cryptography for Cybersecurity Professionals Learn how you can leverage encryption to better secure your organization's data

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838644352
Length 286 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Securing Our Data
2. Chapter 1: Protecting Data in Motion or at Rest FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: The Evolution of Ciphers 4. Chapter 3: Evaluating Network Attacks 5. Section 2: Understanding Cryptographic Techniques
6. Chapter 4: Introducing Symmetric Encryption 7. Chapter 5: Dissecting Asymmetric Encryption 8. Chapter 6: Examining Hash Algorithms 9. Section 3: Applying Cryptography in Today's World
10. Chapter 7: Adhering to Standards 11. Chapter 8: Using a Public Key Infrastructure 12. Chapter 9: Exploring IPsec and TLS 13. Chapter 10: Protecting Cryptographic Techniques 14. Assessments 15. Other Books You May Enjoy

Identifying optimal hash properties

In order for a hash algorithm to be effective, it must be able to generate a hash algorithm quickly and efficiently. In addition, it must have several other properties to provide the best security. An optimal algorithm must be able to stand the test of time and remain a solid algorithm, even with advances in technology.

In this section, we'll outline and explain some of the desired properties of an exceptional hash algorithm, such as non-reversibility, collision resistance, and determinism.

Let's start with the non-reversibility or one-way property.

Generating a one-way function

When we say one-way, we mean it. A variable-length block of data goes into the function, and a fixed-length hash is returned as the output. The output has no resemblance to the original block of data in any way. Nor is there any way to reconstruct the data to become the original. This non-reversible property is optimal as it makes a more secure hash...

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