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Intro to Encryption

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the getting-on-the-same-page dept.

An anonymous reader submitted a Techworld story which is a sort of encryption primer. The difference between codes & cyphers, and what all those acronyms like RSA and DES actually mean. This is good primer material for newbs, and a good refresher for fogeys.

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  1. Slashdot has the best encryption ever! by Megaweapon · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "Nothing for you to see here. Please move along."

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  2. I thought /. was a... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    place where news for nerds are posted.

  3. Re:I realized something while reading the article. by zerguy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    But why is yours modded flamebait? You included all of those.
    This is my third account that has been destroyed by mods. Better get some karma, because I'm running out of email addresses.

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