Tag: secure communication
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Turning HTTP into HTTPS for Free with Let’s Encrypt
TLS, HTTP, HTTPS, encryption, SSL, Let’s Encrypt, OpenSSL, web security, secure communication, data protection, certificate, cryptographic protocol, symmetric encryption, asymmetric encryption, SSL/TLS handshake, web server, domain validation, automatic certificate renewal
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Hashing vs Encryption vs Encoding
1. Hashing: Explanation: Hashing is a one-way function that produces a fixed-size hash value from an input. It is primarily used for data integrity and verification. Hash functions are designed to be computationally easy to calculate the hash value, but nearly impossible to reverse to the original input. Example: Let’s say we want to calculate…