Cryptographic Concepts
Match cryptographic algorithms and methods with their appropriate applications and security strengths. This exercise reinforces understanding of when to apply different encryption types, hashing functions, and digital signature methods.
HMAC
MD5
DSA
Diffie-Hellman
ECC
3DES
PBKDF2
RSA
AES
SHA-256
Stronger legacy symmetric encryption than DES
Digital signature creation and verification
Keyed hashing mechanism for data authenticity
Asymmetric encryption suitable for secure key exchange
Asymmetric encryption with smaller key sizes and high security
Robust hashing function for ensuring data integrity
Key stretching with salts for secure password storage
Fast symmetric encryption for bulk data
Legacy hashing function prone to collisions
Secure key exchange without transmitting keys