Course description
Asymmetric encryption algorithms take a very different approach to encryption. This course discusses the mathematical principles that are the basis of asymmetric encryption, the ways that RSA and Diffie-Hellman work, how asymmetric cryptography provides more than just confidentiality, and the benefits of elliptic curve cryptography.

Syllabus
Course Introduction
Video — 00:01:21
This video introduces the Asymmetric Cryptography course.
Introduction to Asymmetric Cryptography
Video — 00:13:41
This video introduces asymmetric cryptography and the mathematical operations that it is based on.
Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (RSA)
Video — 00:05:55
This video introduces the Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (RSA) encryption algorithm.
Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange
Video — 00:04:21
This video introduces the DIffie-Hellman algorithm for developing a shared secret key over an untrusted channel.
Digital Signatures
Video — 00:07:38
This video introduces digital signatures and their role in providing authentication, integrity and non-repudiation.
Elliptic Curve Cryptography
Video — 00:03:30
This video introduces how elliptic curve cryptography provides an alternative to integer-based asymmetric cryptography.

Meet the author
Howard Poston is a copywriter, author, and course developer with experience in cybersecurity and blockchain security, cryptography, and malware analysis. He has an MS in Cyber Operations, a decade of experience in cybersecurity, and over five years of experience as a freelance consultant providing training and content creation for cyber and blockchain security. He is also the creator of over a dozen cybersecurity courses, has authored two books, and has spoken at numerous cybersecurity conferences. He can be reached by email at howard@howardposton.com or via his website at https://www.howardposton.com.
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