Complete Definition of "encryption"

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Noun
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  1. In cryptography, encryption is the process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, and/or passwords.

Related terms
encrypt
decrypt
cypher
PKI
public key
PGP

Translations
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trans-top|the process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, and/or passwords
Finnish: salaus
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French: chiffrement
German: Verschlüsselung f
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Revision and Credits for"encryption"
  • 2007-11-09 20:05 - SemperBlotto - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/63.199.33.66|63.199.33.66]] ([[User_talk:63.199.33.66|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:SemperBlotto|SemperBlotto]]

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