Securing_Internet

Securing Internet Securing Internet CRYPTOGRAPHY Abstract Until the early 1970s, the subject of cryptography remained in the shadows of the US National Security Apparatus, being mostly the province of the highly secretive National Security Agency. The NSA had exercised a monopoly over cryptographic research in the United States, largely because the industry for civilian applications of cryptography remained small. Throughout the late 20th and early 21st century the secure flow of electronic data has become an increasingly vital engine of economic growth, and cryptography has become critical industry beyond the confines of merely securing vital military and intelligence traffic. Because of this, the NSA’s monopoly on encryption policy has begun to loosen. The ability of the NSA to exercise a monopoly on managing the security of the US communication infrastructure has been further eroded by the revelation of the NSA's abuses of its statutory authority during the Cold War by conducting systematic spying of domestic communications. First, I will briefly describe the basics of cryptography and history; second, cryptographic schemes and a single key cryptosystems; and finally, the anticipate future of cryptography. Basics of Cryptography. Cryptography has become a generic term cryptography, encryption, both, technology, security, secure, key, information, data, codes, single, schemes, recipient, office, monopoly, meaning, intended, encrypt, cryptographic, communication, become, years, vital, throughout, term, systems, small, sender, securing, science, remained, plaintext, over, nsa, need