CS $305$ Module Four Written Assignment Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

You learned in past courses that an algorithm is the set of instructions to follow for performing a procedure. The set of instructions for encrypting and decrypting data is called the cipher algorithm. Many different cipher algorithms have been developed to encrypt data that could only be decrypted with a secret key and the original cipher algorithm.

As a developer, you$$ll want to only use cipher algorithms that have not been broken. What that means is$,$ cipher algorithms that can encrypt data and can only be decrypted with a secret key. You$$ll want to recommend the use of this cipher algorithm to make certain the security of your data is in place. You$$ll also need to understand which cipher algorithms you need to share encrypted data. To decrypt your data, you or the receiving party will need to have the secret key and use the same cipher algorithm originally used to encrypt the data.

In this assignment, you will identify appropriate algorithm ciphers to apply to a situation and justify your reasoning.

Directions

Artemis Financial is looking to encrypt their archive files. They need advice from you because you are the developer and security expert. They want advice about employing best practices for encrypting their long$-$term archive files. You$$ll need to research and identify the best and most secure cipher available today. Then, you$$ll recommend the algorithm cipher for file encryption that is most appropriate for Artemis Financial$$s needs.

Your recommendations should be documented and delivered to Artemis Financial. This work will inform your continued work with Artemis Financial in Project Two. However, the specifics of this assignment will not be required as a deliverable in Project Two.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

Algorithm Cipher: Review the scenario and the Java Security Standard Algorithm Names, a standard list of algorithm ciphers provided by Oracle for recommending an approp