Assignment 3: Secure Encrypted Communications
Due Week 9 and worth 80 points
Transmitting personal and
business data and information over secure communication channels is critical.
In some cases it is required, especially when personally identifiable information
is being transmitted. Credit card numbers, Social Security Numbers, online
purchases, business orders, and so on must all be transmitted over secure
communication channels. The Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) provides the most
widely used secure communications technology. PKI relies on encryption.
Write a four to five (4-5)
page paper in which you:
1. Compare and contrast symmetric encryption to
asymmetric encryption.
2. PKI uses digital certificates to encrypt / decrypt
data. Analyze the process of encrypting and decrypting data using a digital
certificate.
3. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using
digital certificates.
4. Evaluate the challenges related to public and
private key management when using PKI.
5. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this
assignment.Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites
do not qualify as quality resources.
Your assignment must follow
these formatting requirements:
· Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font
(size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must
follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any
additional instructions.
· Include a cover page containing the title of the
assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required
assignment page length.
