Presented at
HOPE 2020 Virtual Rescheduled,
July 30, 2020, 7 p.m.
(90 minutes)
Digital encryption is a fundamental technology in digital communication that ensures privacy over public channels. This workshop introduces the concept of encryption and why it is important in communications. The history of encryption will be discussed from pre-digital to digital forms. The workshop will cover different types of encryption, such as symmetric and asymmetric encryption. Finally, participants will see digital encryption in action by encrypting and decrypting messages in a guided activity that introduces PGP/GPG, a standard that is commonly used for email encryption.
https://wiki.hope.net/index.php?title=Hidden\_in\_Plain\_Text\_workshop
Presenters:
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Mark Lam
**Mark Lam** is an artist and educator who works with code and electronics, and has found materials to make accessible technology and tools to explore the computer network. His work references design and critical studies to emphasize the materiality of the Internet, through web applications and hardware. He earned an MPS at NYU Tisch Interactive Telecommunications Program and a bachelor's degree in art practice and media studies at UC Berkeley. Previously, Mark was a digital accessibility fellow at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and visiting lecturer at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education.
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