Introduction to Multimedia

Introduction
Encryption technology keeps others from obtaining your personal and financial data over the Internet. Learn how encryption works to keep information safe.

Directions:
Read the questions below. Then, click on the Destination Site link to open a new browser window. Apply what you learn to answer the questions. Check your work before clicking Submit.

Destination Site: How Encryption Works

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Learn about encryption

1.			What types of commerce information is encryption intended to protect?
2.			What is needed to decode an encrypted message?
3.			What are the two most common types of encryption?
4.			What changes in your browser's address line when you are using a secure protocol?