Standards and protocols

Let's talk about some of the most common standards we see out there. In this section, we'll talk about more algorithms, hashes, ciphers, and other cryptographic mechanisms that will assist you in securing the data and communication you help protect.

DSA

This is a federal information processing standard for creating digital signatures. How this signature standard works is that it creates a 320-bit digital signature, but the signature is also accompanied by anything from 512- to 1024-bit security. It also utilizes our private and public key technology or process.

RSA

Hey, you know what? RSA are the initials of the creators. The R is from the same Ron Rivest from RC4, as well as from two other gentlemen. The S is after Shamir, and the A is after Alderman. All three of these gentlemen worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Rivest and Shamir worked as computer scientists and Alderman was a mathematician.

Now, RSA also...