--- title: "Basics of cryptography ( Part1 )" url: https://daily.dev/posts/basics-of-cryptography-part1--hwjg5bqrl source_url: https://systemweakness.com/basics-of-cryptography-part1-dcfc35d3a55d type: article source: "System Weakness" published: 2025-01-01T12:43:58.345Z updated: 2025-01-01T12:44:11.027Z tags: ["security", "cyber", "cryptography", "encryption"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 15 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Basics of cryptography ( Part1 ) **[System Weakness](https://daily.dev/sources/systemweakness)** · 4 min read · 15 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Cryptography converts readable text into unreadable ciphertext using encryption methods. Three main types include symmetric encryption (same key for encryption/decryption), asymmetric encryption (public/private key pairs), and hashing (one-way transformation for data integrity). Practical examples and websites for implementing these methods are provided. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#cyber](https://daily.dev/tags/cyber), [#cryptography](https://daily.dev/tags/cryptography), [#encryption](https://daily.dev/tags/encryption) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/basics-of-cryptography-part1--hwjg5bqrl)