Khan Academy: Journey into cryptography
Commencing with ancient cryptography, these comprehensive online lessons cover ciphers, modern cryptography (including public/private key and RSA), modular arithmetic and the significance of large prime numbers in modern cryptographic methods. This is a comprehensive treatment of the topic however much of initial sections are accessible to middle high school students.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 9-10 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Course or tutorial |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Digital systems |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI10K01
Investigate how hardware and software manage, control and secure access to data in networked digital systems |
| Keywords | Code, Cryptography, Ciphers, Public Key, Private Key, RSA, Protection, Security, Coding |
| Organisation | Khan Academy |
| Copyright | 2016 Khan Academy. Some material is Creative Commons. Otherwise, may be subject to Copyright Act statutory licence. |
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