CST 311 - Final Week

In the final week of class, we finished learning about network security and its associated protocols, specifically on securing existing protocols, like TCP, with services such as SSL and TLS.

SSL and TLS are considered "in between" the application layer and network layer - while they work by modifying data and technical details associated with TCP and enhancing its security, programmers can include it in their applications by using its API. The majority of secure Internet transactions are conducted using TLS or SSL (TLS more often these days as SSL is now considered deprecated).

We also learned about securing wireless connections through protocols such as WPA2, as well as how virtual private networks (VPNs) can be used by internal networks or end users to secure connections to and from the rest of the Internet.

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CST 499 - Week 7

This week, our group finished recording and editing our capstone project video and prepared our presentation for the capstone festival. Although I wish the capstone festival was held in person (and it could not due to current circumstances), I am excited to show off our project and hard work to other computer science students, friends, and family. I hope they'll enjoy it and learn something cool while doing so.

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