Cryptography presents a very basic introduction on the subject of securing data and further supplies information on Cryptography techniques and formats used to secure data.
Cryptography
Cryptography is the science of writing in secret code for the motive of hiding information.
The first known use of cryptography in writing dates back to circa 1900 B.C. when an Egyptian scribe used non-standard hieroglyphs in an inscription. Few specialists argue that cryptography emerged soon after writing originated.
Earlier cryptography techniques only included microdots, merging words with images, and other ways to hide information in storage or transit
But in today’s computer-centric age, cryptography is time and again associated with scrambling plaintext into ciphertext, then back again.
Cryptography is used in technically complex applications, such as security of ATM cards, computer passwords, and electronic business, which all depend on cryptography.
In the United States, cryptography is legal for domestic use, but there has been much conflict over legal issues related to cryptography, export controls and civil liberties.
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“Cryptography is the art and science of hiding data in plain sight. It is “also the art and science of stealing data hidden in plain sight.”