What is Public Key Encryption?

 Public key encryption is a symetrical encryption method. It takes in text as input and uses a key/password to encrypt and lock the data. When the data has been encrypted with public key encryption, the only way to decrypt it is with the orginal password used to encrypt the data. If the wrong password is entered, nothing is returned. If the password is correct, the orginal text is returned. My example of public key iencryption uses the AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) to encrpyt and decrypt the data.

Why is AES Important?

 AES is very important part of how your data stays private on the web. It is useful to make sure that data being sent over the internet stays safe from being stolen. Without encryption methods like AES, your password and login information could be easily stolen. AES is one of the fastest encryption methods and is widely used. There are other methods that are more secure but they take much longer to encrypt and decrypt.

How Does AES Work?

 The AES encryption algorithm is a very simple algorithm yet it is one of the mose secure algorithms used. It is difficult to explain how it works but this comic goes over nicely in a (mostly) easy way to grasp. AES Comic