Encryption Lecture **

Points: 100

Assignment 1: Encryption Lecture

Criteria

Unacceptable

Below 70% F

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A

Part 1: Written Paper

1a. Explain, in your own words, the purpose of cryptography and take a position on whether or not you believe encryption is sufficiently utilized in organizations today. Provide a rationale with your response.

Weight: 10%

Did not submit or incompletely explained, in your own words, the purpose of cryptography and take a position on whether or not you believe encryption is sufficiently utilized in organizations today and did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale with your response.

Partially explained, in your own words, the purpose of cryptography and take a position on whether or not you believe encryption is sufficiently utilized in organizations today and partially provided a rationale with your response.

Satisfactorily explained, in your own words, the purpose of cryptography and take a position on whether or not you believe encryption is sufficiently utilized in organizations today and satisfactorily provided a rationale with your response.

Thoroughly explained, in your own words, the purpose of cryptography and take a position on whether or not you believe encryption is sufficiently utilized in organizations today and thoroughly provided a rationale with your response.

1b. Describe the differences between symmetric and asymmetric encryption.

Weight: 5%

Did not submit or incompletely described the differences between symmetric and asymmetric encryption.

Partially described the differences between symmetric and asymmetric encryption.

Satisfactorily described the differences between symmetric and asymmetric encryption.

Thoroughly described the differences between symmetric and asymmetric encryption.

1c. Select the encryption method you believe is typically more reliable of the two and explain why. Determine if there are any situations where the typically less reliable method could be the better option.

Weight: 10%

Did not submit or incompletely selected the encryption method you believe is typically more reliable of the two and did not submit or incompletely explained why; did not submit or incompletely determined if there are any situations where the typically less reliable method could be the better option.

Partially selected the encryption method you believe is typically more reliable of the two and partially explained why; partially determined if there are any situations where the typically less reliable method could be the better option.

Satisfactorily selected the encryption method you believe is typically more reliable of the two and satisfactorily explained why; satisfactorily determined if there are any situations where the typically less reliable method could be the better option.

Thoroughly selected the encryption method you believe is typically more reliable of the two and thoroughly explained why; thoroughly determined if there are any situations where the typically less reliable method could be the better option.

1d. Select one (1) of the common cryptographic systems and justify why you believe it to be the best encryption technology to date.

Weight: 10%

Did not submit or incompletely selected one (1) of the common cryptographic systems and did not submit or incompletely justified why you believe it to be the best encryption technology to date.

Partially selected one (1) of the common cryptographic systems and partially justified   why you believe it to be the best encryption technology to date.

Satisfactorily selected one (1) of the common cryptographic systems and satisfactorily justified why you believe it to be the best encryption technology to date.

Thoroughly selected one (1) of the common cryptographic systems and thoroughly justified why you believe it to be the best encryption technology to date.

1e. Describe the common uses of the aforementioned selected cryptographic system and provide a real-world example of how it is used in securing networks, files, and / or communications in the present day.

Weight: 5%

Did not submit or incompletely described the common uses of the aforementioned selected cryptographic system; did not submit or incompletely provided a real-world example of how it is used in securing networks, files, and / or communications in the present day.

Partially described the common uses of the aforementioned selected cryptographic system; partially provided a real-world example of how it is used in securing networks, files, and / or communications in the present day.

Satisfactorily described the common uses of the aforementioned selected cryptographic system; satisfactorily provided a real-world example of how it is used in securing networks, files, and / or communications in the present day.

Thoroughly described the common uses of the aforementioned selected cryptographic system; thoroughly provided a real-world example of how it is used in securing networks, files, and / or communications in the present day.

1f. Create a network diagram of a network and / or in a data flow where your real-world example would exist using a diagramming application such as Visio or Dia.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely created a network diagram of a network and / or in a data flow where your real-world example would exist using a diagramming application such as Visio or Dia.

Partially created a network diagram of a network and / or in a data flow where your real-world example would exist using a diagramming application such as Visio or Dia.

Satisfactorily created a network diagram of a network and / or in a data flow where your real-world example would exist using a diagramming application such as Visio or Dia.

Thoroughly created a network diagram of a network and / or in a data flow where your real-world example would exist using a diagramming application such as Visio or Dia.

1g. Analyze current cryptographic attacks that are used in the present day and determine how they can be a detriment to the security where encryption is implemented.

Weight: 10%

Did not submit or incompletely analyzed current cryptographic attacks that are used in the present day and determine how they can be a detriment to the security where encryption is implemented.

Partially analyzedcurrent cryptographic attacks that are used in the present day and determine how they can be a detriment to the security where encryption is implemented.

Satisfactorily analyzed current cryptographic attacks that are used in the present day and determine how they can be a detriment to the security where encryption is implemented.

Thoroughly analyzed current cryptographic attacks that are used in the present day and determine how they can be a detriment to the security where encryption is implemented.

1h. 3 references

Weight: 5%

No references provided

Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.

Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Part 2: PowerPoint Presentation

2a. Summarize the concepts from your written paper in Part 1 of this assignment for the lecture you would give to the class regarding the use of cryptography in corporations to minimize data theft.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely summarized the concepts from your written paper in Part 1 of this assignment for the lecture you would give to the class regarding the use of cryptography in corporations to minimize data theft.

Partially summarized the concepts from your written paper in Part 1 of this assignment for the lecture you would give to the class regarding the use of cryptography in corporations to minimize data theft.

Satisfactorily summarized the concepts from your written paper in Part 1 of this assignment for the lecture you would give to the class regarding the use of cryptography in corporations to minimize data theft.

Thoroughly summarized the concepts from your written paper in Part 1 of this assignment for the lecture you would give to the class regarding the use of cryptography in corporations to minimize data theft.

2b. Use a professional technically written style to graphically convey the information.

Weight: 5%

Did not submit or incompletely used a professional technically written style to graphically convey the information.

Partially used a professional technically written style to graphically convey the information.

Satisfactorily used a professional technically written style to graphically convey the information.

Thoroughly used a professional technically written style to graphically convey the information.

3. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements

Weight: 10%

More than 6 errors present

5-6 errors present

3-4 errors present

0-2 errors present