13: Cryptography: the basics, terminology, and encryption algorithms

Development Best Practices

In this episode we welcome Robert Boedigheimer, Microsoft MVP, Pluralsight Author and MDC Speaker to talk about cryptography. Robert will offer his definition of cryptography and talk about why it's important. He'll define some important terms, talk about why you should NEVER author your own encryption algorithm, and also talk through how to determine which encryption algorithms are good or bad.
1:05 Best Practices - Native Boot
3:30 What is Cryptography?
4:10 Why is it important?
5:35 Cryptography terminology
7:30 Authoring encryption algorithms - Just Say No
9:25 Determining which encryption algorithms are good and bad
Native Boot: http://www.hanselman.com/blog/LessVirtualMoreMachineWindows7AndTheMagicOfBootToVHD.aspx
Kerckhoff's Principle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerckhoffs%27s_principle
NIST Cryptography: https://www.nist.gov/cryptography
OWASP: https://owasp.org
Minnesota Developers Conference: https://mndevconf.com/
Find Robert at @boedie on Twitter.
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