Cryptography 101: Master the Basics in Just 1 Hour 🔐
Kickstart your cybersecurity journey with this beginner-friendly crash course in cryptography! Learn essential concepts like symmetric and asymmetric encryption, hashing, and more—all in just one hour.

Motasem Hamdan
1.1K views • Apr 21, 2025

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The video offers a beginner-friendly crash course in Cryptography covering key areas like symmetric/asymmetric encryption, hashing, and legacy algorithms. It outlines what learners will explore, including three TryHackMe practical rooms including TryHackMe Cryptography basics, TryHackMe Public Key cryptography and TryHackMe Hashing.
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0:00 Introduction to Cryptography
1:31 Basic Concepts: Plaintext, Ciphertext, and Ciphers
4:38 Caesar Cipher Explained
10:03 Symmetric Encryption Overview
12:06 Asymmetric Encryption & RSA
13:57 Mathematical Operations: XOR & Modulo
22:27 Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange
26:10 SSH Key Authentication
35:02 Digital Signatures & Certificates
39:28 Practical Encryption with GPG
43:27 Hashing Fundamentals
48:46 Password Hashing & Security
57:22 Password Cracking Tools (Hashcat & John)
63:07 HMAC & Integrity Verification
65:14 Conclusion & Final Challenge
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0:00 Introduction to Cryptography
1:31 Basic Concepts: Plaintext, Ciphertext, and Ciphers
4:38 Caesar Cipher Explained
10:03 Symmetric Encryption Overview
12:06 Asymmetric Encryption & RSA
13:57 Mathematical Operations: XOR & Modulo
22:27 Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange
26:10 SSH Key Authentication
35:02 Digital Signatures & Certificates
39:28 Practical Encryption with GPG
43:27 Hashing Fundamentals
48:46 Password Hashing & Security
57:22 Password Cracking Tools (Hashcat & John)
63:07 HMAC & Integrity Verification
65:14 Conclusion & Final Challenge
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Published
Apr 21, 2025
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