Digital Envelopes, Secure Socket Layer and Digital Certificates

By: Anthony and James

Digital Envelopes - What does it do and different types

Detects and protects messages Symmetric and Asymmetric encryption Symmetric key, Secret Key (private key) and Public Key

Digital Envelopes- How it works

Message is encoded with symmetric encryption and the public key decodes the message encrypted. The person than uses the private key to decrypt the message, then the other person uses the symmetric key to decrypt the message sent

Secure Socket Layers - What does it do and different types

Provides a safe and secure communication online Ex. E-mail, IM, Internet browsing, Faxing online, etc. SSL (secure socket layer) and TLS (transport layer security)

Secure Socket Layers - Phases

Peer negotiation for algorithm support Key exchange and authentication Symmetric cipher encryption and message authentication

Secure Socket Layers - How does it work?

SSL is all about encryption of data weather personal or business. It encrypts things like credit cards and other personal information that may be on the internet. You know your on an SSL page when the address starts with HTTPS.

Digital Certificates - What does it do and different types

It verifies the identity of the person sending the message Certificates authority, server/client, object signing, signature verification and user certificates

Digital Certificates - How does it work?

You request a digital certificate from a (CA) Certificate authority. They give you access to it and you use it to encode the message you wish to send with a Certificate and this verifies your identity via third party.