Keeping secrets
In this lesson sequence students examine cryptography and modern encryption methods for transmitting digital data securely. Encryption of data is a means of protecting data, one example being the use of secret and public keys.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 9-10 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Lesson ideas |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Data representation, Privacy and security |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI10K01
Investigate how hardware and software manage, control and secure access to data in networked digital systems |
| Keywords | Data encryption, Data representation, Cybersafety, Cyber security |
| Organisation | ESA |
| Copyright | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated. |
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