<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><feedxmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><generatoruri="https://jekyllrb.com/"version="4.0.0">Jekyll</generator><linkhref="http://localhost:4000/feed.xml" rel="self"type="application/atom+xml"/><linkhref="http://localhost:4000/" rel="alternate"type="text/html"/><updated>2020-02-24T01:30:54+00:00</updated><id>http://localhost:4000/feed.xml</id><entry><titletype="html">How Does Encryption Work, in Theory?</title><linkhref="http://localhost:4000/2020/02/19/rsa2.html" rel="alternate"type="text/html"title="How Does Encryption Work, in Theory?"/><published>2020-02-19T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2020-02-19T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>http://localhost:4000/2020/02/19/rsa2</id><contenttype="html"xml:base="http://localhost:4000/2020/02/19/rsa2.html"><p>There are many kinds of encryption used in our everyday communication. Online and offline, over the internet and in person. In this article, I will explain the basics of how encryption should work in theory. I explain in <a href="/2020/01/26/rsa1.html">this article</a> why encryption is important, and why <em>you</em> should care about it.</p>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><feedxmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><generatoruri="https://jekyllrb.com/"version="4.0.0">Jekyll</generator><linkhref="/feed.xml" rel="self"type="application/atom+xml"/><linkhref="/" rel="alternate"type="text/html"/><updated>2020-03-01T21:17:18+00:00</updated><id>/feed.xml</id><entry><titletype="html">How Does Encryption Work, in Theory?</title><linkhref="/2020/02/19/rsa2.html" rel="alternate"type="text/html"title="How Does Encryption Work, in Theory?"/><published>2020-02-19T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2020-02-19T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>/2020/02/19/rsa2</id><contenttype="html"xml:base="/2020/02/19/rsa2.html"><p>There are many kinds of encryption used in our everyday communication. Online and offline, over the internet and in person. In this article, I will explain the basics of how encryption should work in theory. I explain in <a href="/2020/01/26/rsa1.html">this article</a> why encryption is important, and why <em>you</em> should care about it.</p>
<p>We will start by looking at in-person, offline encryption.</p>
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<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSA_(cryptosystem)">RSA</a>/<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliptic-curve_cryptography">EC</a> provides <em>very</em> large cryptographic keys. It would be impossible for a human to encrypt or decrypt a message manually.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSIDS_lvRv4">Asymetric cryptography</a> provides four keys, instead of just one; stopping evesdroppers from listening in on your secret conversations—even if you do not have the chance to exchange keys in advance.</li>
</ol></content><author><name>tait</name></author><summarytype="html">There are many kinds of encryption used in our everyday communication. Online and offline, over the internet and in person. In this article, I will explain the basics of how encryption should work in theory. I explain in this article why encryption is important, and why you should care about it.</summary></entry><entry><titletype="html">Is Encryption Worth It?</title><linkhref="http://localhost:4000/2020/01/26/rsa1.html" rel="alternate"type="text/html"title="Is Encryption Worth It?"/><published>2020-01-26T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2020-01-26T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>http://localhost:4000/2020/01/26/rsa1</id><contenttype="html"xml:base="http://localhost:4000/2020/01/26/rsa1.html"><p>What is the most embarassing thing you have typed into Google search? What is the most personal secret you told a friend in confidence? What is your bank password? What is your business’s secret to stay ahead of the competition?</p>
</ol></content><author><name>tait</name></author><summarytype="html">There are many kinds of encryption used in our everyday communication. Online and offline, over the internet and in person. In this article, I will explain the basics of how encryption should work in theory. I explain in this article why encryption is important, and why you should care about it.</summary></entry><entry><titletype="html">Is Encryption Worth It?</title><linkhref="/2020/01/26/rsa1.html" rel="alternate"type="text/html"title="Is Encryption Worth It?"/><published>2020-01-26T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2020-01-26T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>/2020/01/26/rsa1</id><contenttype="html"xml:base="/2020/01/26/rsa1.html"><p>What is the most embarassing thing you have typed into Google search? What is the most personal secret you told a friend in confidence? What is your bank password? What is your business’s secret to stay ahead of the competition?</p>
<p>Now at first these questions may seem not completely related. There is a point though: You likely sent all of this information over the internet.</p>
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<h3 id="what-about-rsa">What about RSA?</h3>
<p>RSA is an encryption method named after the initials of the inventors’ sir names: Ron <strong>R</strong>ivest, Adi <strong>S</strong>hamir, and Leonard <strong>A</strong>dleman. It uses the mathematical “factoring problem” to secure communication. The details of this specific type of encryption will be discussed in an article soon to come.</p></content><author><name>tait</name></author><summarytype="html">What is the most embarassing thing you have typed into Google search? What is the most personal secret you told a friend in confidence? What is your bank password? What is your business’s secret to stay ahead of the competition?</summary></entry><entry><titletype="html">Padding And Margin</title><linkhref="http://localhost:4000/2020/01/22/padding-and-margin.html" rel="alternate"type="text/html"title="Padding And Margin"/><published>2020-01-22T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2020-01-22T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>http://localhost:4000/2020/01/22/padding-and-margin</id><contenttype="html"xml:base="http://localhost:4000/2020/01/22/padding-and-margin.html"><p>Many people have expressed confusion over how padding and margins work in HTML/CSS. I have been one of those people. In this short article I will explain what the differences are between the two, and how it may affect the functionality of your site.</p>
<p>RSA is an encryption method named after the initials of the inventors’ sir names: Ron <strong>R</strong>ivest, Adi <strong>S</strong>hamir, and Leonard <strong>A</strong>dleman. It uses the mathematical “factoring problem” to secure communication. The details of this specific type of encryption will be discussed in an article soon to come.</p></content><author><name>tait</name></author><summarytype="html">What is the most embarassing thing you have typed into Google search? What is the most personal secret you told a friend in confidence? What is your bank password? What is your business’s secret to stay ahead of the competition?</summary></entry><entry><titletype="html">Padding And Margin</title><linkhref="/2020/01/22/padding-and-margin.html" rel="alternate"type="text/html"title="Padding And Margin"/><published>2020-01-22T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2020-01-22T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>/2020/01/22/padding-and-margin</id><contenttype="html"xml:base="/2020/01/22/padding-and-margin.html"><p>Many people have expressed confusion over how padding and margins work in HTML/CSS. I have been one of those people. In this short article I will explain what the differences are between the two, and how it may affect the functionality of your site.</p>
<p>Here is an image from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) who sets the standards for the web.</p>
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