Nt1310 Unit 3 Individual Assignment

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The complex email system is a good way in which those using the email system are able to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of their messages. Hence, in between the sender and the recipient, there is absolutely no chance of any third party having unauthorized access and even changing the body of the message. Hence, there is a guarantee that the message the recipient receives over the system is what was intended by the sender.
Looking at the message, the first stage is for the recipient to write the message. Of course it is important to ensure that the content of the email will be understood by the recipient for communication to take place (Wandberg, 2014). Otherwise, the sender would have to rethink the choice of his or her means of communication.
Once the message has been composed, the sender builds two …show more content…
Hashing is cryptographic function that encrypts a piece of data. The purpose of hashing is to ensure that the email cannot be accessed by another person who is not the intended target. Besides, any hashed piece of data cannot be changed midstream. Therefore, it builds integrity in the message because of a set of keys, in this case the digest. If the message is tempered with, Bob is going to know because the keys or digest of the message that he receives will be different from the one Alice used to hash the message. Hence, Alice will have to compute the value of the hash of the message and send this to Bob together with the message. In this case, on receiving the message, what Bob will need to do, is to recompute the value of the hash, and compare to what Alice sent him. If the two match, then this is confirmation that the message actually came from Alice. This is a unique feature of hashing which ensures that there is integrity in communication. Hashing is different from the normal encryption function because with encryption, there is no guarantee of the integrity of the

Nt1310 Unit 3 Individual Assignment

For the discussion assignment of unit 3, we will be discussing: organic food. Firstly, we will try to go into detail regarding what it means to consume organic food and what organic food generally means. Furthermore, during this discussion assignment we will also be discussing if after reading chapter 7 of the textbook, I feel an increased motivation to consume organic food. We will then discuss what is more motivational: to consume organic food for health reasons or is it more motivational knowing…

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Nt1310 Unit 3 Individual Assignment

IGN: Kennyy Age: 16 years old. Timezone: Greenwich mean time (GMT). Country: England, United Kingdom. Do you have a good quality mic?: Yes. Do you have Telegram & Teamspeak?: Yes, I have both. How many hours can you put in the server per week: 10 - 15 hours per week. Any previous punishments on Faithful?: No punishments. Any past experiences in being a staff member: I have previously been a moderator on the server Emenbee Realms. On this server I learnt the basics about hacks and how…

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Nt1310 Unit 3 Individual Assignment

spaces. You want your message to be very clear, when a person is reading it. The text was very cluttered. At the end of the email it states that the email was unhelpful and the signature was blocked. The tag line was very unprofessional. (Cordon, P. 20-3…

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Nt1310 Unit 3 Individual Assignment

Individual Assessment Coversheet To be attached to the front of the assessment. Campus: Mowbray campus Faculty: Information Technology Module Code: ITPFA1-11 Group: Group 1 Lecturer’s Name: Lee Hungwe Student Full Name: Arnold Tashinga Matema Student Number: EDUV4861992 Indicate Yes No Plagiarism report attached Declaration: I declare that this assessment is my own original work, except for source material explicitly acknowledged. I also declare that this assessment or any other of my original work…

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Nt1310 Unit 3 Individual Assignment

What is your IGN?: Tochikura How old are you?: I am 16 years of age . . Current rank: Member. Do you have a microphone?: Yes. What country do you live in?: United States. What time zone do you live in?: Eastern Time. What languages do you speak fluently?: English. . Do you use Skype?(Don't post it here): Yes. What can you bring to the Staff team?:What ill bring to the staff team is to be able to hold down the fort when no other Staff member is online and advertisers and spammers cause…

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