Explain the differences between symmetric, asymmetric, and hashing algorithms. Be sure to include the benefits and drawbacks of each and for which uses each would be most appropriate.

What benefit does a salt provide a hashing system? For which use of hashing are salts commonly added?

Cryptographic systems exist to provide 5 benefits: confidentiality, integrity, authentication, non-repudiation, and access control. Explain each.

Explain how a web server communicating with your browser over HTTPS secures the traffic. Be sure to describe which type of algorithm (symmetric or asymmetric) is used.

RFCs (Requests for Comments) are publications which define many aspect of how the internet must function. All are numbered for easy reference. RFC 1918 defines three ranges of special-purpose IP addresses. a) What are the three ranges of RFC 1918 IP addresses? b) What is the special purpose of these IP addresses? Be sure to include how public routers are expected to handle these IP addresses