Cryptography for the Everyday Developer: Measuring Security in Bits

This is the fifth article in a series on Cryptography for the Everyday Developer . Follow along to learn the basics of modern cryptography and encryption. When discussing encryption, you&rsquo;ll often hear talk about the strength of a security system as measured in “bits.” For example, systems might advertise their strength as having 128-bits or 256-bits. But what exactly does security measured…