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Applied Cryptography: Getting Started

The amount of knowledge that seems to be required to get going with cryptography can be daunting. This course will teach you what you need to know to comfortably interact with the different applications of cryptography that we use every day.

Edward Curren - Pluralsight course - Applied Cryptography: Getting Started
by Edward Curren

What you'll learn

As a software professional, you work with cryptography in multiple ways every day and the sheer amount of knowledge needed just to get going with cryptography seems daunting. In this course, Applied Cryptography: Getting Started, you’ll learn how cryptography is employed in the software development world. First, you’ll explore how to employ cryptography to secure data. Next, you’ll discover how cryptography is used to validate an identity. Finally, you’ll learn how you can use cryptography to securely process data on machines you don’t even control. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of applied cryptography needed to comfortably interact with the different applications of cryptography that you use every day.

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Edward Curren - Pluralsight course - Applied Cryptography: Getting Started
Edward Curren

With over 20 years of experience in the software world, Ed is currently an enterprise architect but always a mentor and innovator.

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