COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

Detailed explanation-1: -One method of cryptography is symmetric cryptography (also known as secret key cryptography or private key cryptography). Symmetric cryptography is best suited for bulk encryption because it is much faster than asymmetric cryptography.

Detailed explanation-2: -Symmetric encryption is also called “secret key” encryption because the key must be kept secret from third parties. Strengths of this method include speed and cryptographic strength per bit of key; however, the major weakness is that the key must be securely shared before two parties may communicate securely.

Detailed explanation-3: -Symmetric key cryptography relies on a shared key between two parties. Asymmetric key cryptography uses a public-private key pair where one key is used to encrypt and the other to decrypt. Symmetric cryptography is more efficient and therefore more suitable for encrypting/decrypting large volumes of data.

Detailed explanation-4: -Public-key cryptography is also called asymmetric cryptography because different keys are used to encrypt and decrypt the data. A well-known public key cryptographic algorithm often used with TLS is the Rivest Shamir Adleman (RSA) algorithm.