Hello group,
I'm new to encryption and I have a couple of questions that will seem elementary to those of you who know all about this. Hope somebody will answer anyway. Here goes:

*. I've seen a lot of discussions about *28-bit vs. 256-bit encryption. Some say *28 is strong enough, others say it isn't. If I use a *5-character alphanumeric password with *28-bit encryption, what are the chances it can be cracked?

2. Speaking of passwords, what is the difference between a password and a key?

Thanx in advance
Chet