Cybersecurity and Digital Defense · Networks & Security
Cryptography and Authentication
The mathematics of secret writing and the methods used to verify identity.
Key Questions
- 1How does public key cryptography allow two people to share secrets without meeting?
- 2What are the strengths and weaknesses of multi-factor authentication?
- 3How would quantum computing affect current encryption standards?
Common Core State Standards
CSTA: 3A-NI-06CSTA: 3A-NI-08
Grade: 10th Grade
Subject: Computer Science
Unit: Cybersecurity and Digital Defense
Period: Networks & Security
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