- Cryptography is the process of encrypting and decrypting information to secure it.
- Encryption uses mathematical formulas to transform plaintext into an unreadable ciphertext. Having encryption and decryption keys that use numbers makes the information more secure.
- Cryptography is needed because unencrypted internet traffic and Wi-Fi connections can be accessed by unauthorized parties.
- The document proposes a cryptography method that uses matrix transformations including rotation, scaling, and translation on a "message matrix" to encrypt it, and reverse transformations to decrypt it.
- It provides an example of encrypting the message "Maths Project :(" using this method and then decrypting it back to the original.