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  1. Hank Cox

    Corrections for CAS-004 content before using the content in CAS-005 / SecurityX

    My compliments to the CAS-004 developers! I have taught CAS-004 several times, and found almost no errors in the student manuals. Is anyone here working on developing the new CAS-005 / SecurityX materials? @Stephen Schneiter does the development team want instructors to report inaccurate...
  2. Hank Cox

    701 content question (answer for exam or job interview)

    If the question shown below were asked in a job interview, which answers would you advise students to select? Would your advice be the same if the question were on the 701 cert exam? Given the definition of "cryptographic algorithm" in the 701 manual, I don't know which answers would be scored...
  3. Hank Cox

    Do you teach students that encoding is the same as encrypting?

    Topic 3A in the 701 course uses "encoding" and "encryption" as synonyms. I think students should understand the difference between the two terms. I would appreciate knowing what other instructors think about these terms. Does encoding = encryption? I would also appreciate feedback from a...