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🔐 Today's Topic: Encryption
Encryption transforms readable data (plaintext) into unreadable data (ciphertext) using a cryptographic algorithm and a key.
Without the correct key, the data remains protected, even if it's intercepted.
Encryption is what keeps your:
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Today's Topic - Hashing
Hashing turns data into a fixed-size value called a hash.
It is:
• One-way
• Fast
• Deterministic
• Used to verify integrity
• Used to store passwords safely
Important: hashing is not encryption.
Encryption can be reversed with a key.
Hashing
