How Does Encryption Work?

Make sure you're interview-ready with Exponent's system design interview prep course: http://bit.ly/3kw4Nw1 In this video, we explore why encryption matters and how it works. Learn about two of the most common types of encryption, symmetric and asymmetric, and how they work together in SSL/TLS. Plus, find out why it's important to hash and salt user passwords using bcrypt to protect them. Know what to bring up when encryption is discussed in a system design interview. Chapters - 00:00 - Intro 00:17 - Why encryption matters 00:33 - How does encryption works? 00:43 - Symmetric encryption 01:22 - Asymmetric encryption 02:34 - Password protection with bcrypt 03:31 - When should you talk about encryption? Watch more system design videos here: Meta engineering manager answers a rate limiter interview question: https://youtu.be/SgWb6tWx3S8 Google SWE answers an algorithms interview question: https://youtu.be/NRRyk0XqkkA Google TPM answers Tiktok system design interview question: https://youtu.be/Z-0g_aJL5Fw Flipkart EM “Design Amazon Prime Video” system design interview question: https://youtu.be/PuU_0esYyhg 👉 Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/exponentyt 🕊️ Follow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/exptweet 💙 Like us on Facebook for special discounts: http://bit.ly/exponentfb 📷 Check us out on Instagram: http://bit.ly/exponentig 📹 Watch us on TikTok: https://bit.ly/exponenttiktok ABOUT US: Did you enjoy this interview question and answer? Want to land your dream career? Exponent is an online community, course, and coaching platform to help you ace your upcoming interview. Exponent has helped people land their dream careers at companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and high-growth startups. Exponent is currently licensed by Stanford, Yale, UW, and others. Our courses include interview lessons, questions, and complete answers with video walkthroughs. Access hours of real interview videos, where we analyze what went right or wrong, and our 1000+ community of expert coaches and industry professionals, to help you get your dream job and more! #systemdesign #systemdesigninterview #encryption #ssl #bcrypt #exponent