Skill
Cryptography basics
Hashing, symmetric vs public key, why you do not invent ciphers.
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What you will be able to do
- Contrast hashing, encryption, and encoding
- Use a standard library, never homemade crypto
- Solve Cryptopals set 1 challenges 1–3
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Cryptopals challenges (set 1)
Cryptopals3h
Legal, well-designed crypto practice. Do not attack real systems.
Score 92
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Hacker unlocks Cryptography secrets (hashing, encryption and more)
David Bombal1h 33m
A ninety-minute conversation-and-demo on what cryptography actually does — hashing, symmetric and asymmetric encryption, key exchange, where implementations break. Accurate, practical and free of hand-waving.
Score 77
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