Exercises — Lesson 5: Cryptography Concepts

1 hands-on tasks. Do them in order; each one feeds the Canvas item it names.

25 min · written

1. Cryptography Decision Matrix

For each use case, select the appropriate cryptographic algorithm and explain why: (a) encrypt a 10 GB database backup; (b) secure a TLS handshake key exchange; (c) verify file integrity after download; (d) store user passwords in a database.

Turn in / bring: Completed decision matrix.