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Symmetric Vs Asymmetric encryption in CyberSecurity?
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Symmetric Vs Asymmetric encryption in CyberSecurity?
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Purpose
Symmetric Encryption
Asymmetric Encryption
Encryption
Uses a single key to encrypt and decrypt information.
Uses a pair of public and private keys to encrypt and decrypt information.
Speed
Symmetric encryption performs faster
Asymmetric encryption performs slower compared to symmetric encryption.
Algorithms
AES, RC4, DES, QUAD, 3DES, Blowfish etc.
Diffie-Hellman and RSA
Purpose
Preferred for transferring huge data
Mostly used for exchanging secret keys safely.
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