[Willy Vazquez]

Cryptography is very important if you want to keep your information secure. This ensures that the information is encrypted in storage and in transit and can only be accessed by the person it was intended for. An important component of cryptography is key management. This is important because the data needs to be both encrypted and decrypted and key management helps store the keys that would help in this process go smoother. Encryption methods like AES turn plain text into ciphertext ensuring that only the person with the right key can view this information. The sender, receiver, origin, and destination are all confirmed to ensure authenticity of the files that are sent or received. These 2 parts ensure that sensitive information is secured on top of many other parts to the cryptography system.