Science Buddies: "Ask an Expert"

Hi!
I am in 10th grade and need a science fair idea. I wanted to do something with either math or computer science. I was thinking about doing a science fair project that tested the security of different encryption methods using Python programming, but I wasn't sure if it was an idea that was way out of my league. I don't have much experience with encryption, but know a fair amount about python. I was thinking I would test the security of either different encryption algorithms or different methods (such as symmetric key and hashing).

Is this idea too hard/not doable on python?

Hello there, and welcome to Science Buddies!

This is certainly doable, and computer security is a hot topic these days. It would be an interesting project. If you look in the Science Buddies Topic Ideas section, you will find a couple of projects that might give you some ideas of where to go or how to start and even make your own project.
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... ersecurity

Write back if you have further questions. Good luck!