Lab description: Students will be using CryTool to create an encrypted message for a classmate using symmteric encryption and will need to send the key out of band. The second phase of the lab is to use the Mailvelope Chrome extension for a PGP transmission using an asymmetric key pair. Student feedback will be collected on the one would recommend for a client.
Standards: CompTIA IT Fundamentals 6.6 Explain common uses of encryption.
CompTIA Security+ 6.1 Compare and contrast basic concepts of cryptography.