Absolutely, but if you’re rushing past the tutorial and just grinding, you’ll miss the nuance that turns encryption into a real defense. Think of AES‑256 like a 256‑layer wall, each layer a lock that only a single key can open. If you skip the Diffie‑Hellman handshake and just throw a random key at it, that wall collapses the moment anyone pulls a cheap exploit. In game terms, that’s like starting a raid without the right gear; you’ll die before the boss even appears. So yes, dive into the protocols like you’d study a skill tree—every prerequisite matters, or your data will be as exposed as a shiny sword left in an open chest.