Title: Encryption: Protecting Your Data

ENCRYPTION: Protecting Your Data is a handbook that teaches you how to encode the contents of plaintext in such a way so as to hide its contents from outsiders. It includes all the necessary topics to understand what encryption is all about: the definitions of encryption and decryption, the concept of developing a key in detail, cryptography, the most popular encryption algorithms, how some of these popular algorithms work, digital signatures, digital certificates, and most importantly, some real-life examples of where encryption can be put to use. With the growing need to safeguard one's privacy in communication and transactions, the implementation of encryption is almost a necessity today. The USP of this book lies in its simple, easy-to-understand instructions and presentation, enhanced greatly by relevant diagrams and screenshots. It is truly a friend in need for lay people, unfolding as it does the theoretical, scientific and practical aspects of a user-friendly security system.