Cryptography
Course: AP® Cybersecurity Shows up in: Unit 5: Securing Applications and Data
The practice of hiding information with algorithms that encrypt (hide) and decrypt (recover) it.
Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 5.3.A.1
Why it matters in Unit 5
Protects the confidentiality and integrity of stored and transmitted data.
Example
Encrypting a laptop drive.
Learn it properly, with a checkpoint 5.3 Protecting Stored Data with Cryptography