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'''Decryption''' is: |
'''Decryption''' is: |
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| − | #"[t]he process of |
+ | #"[t]he process of transforming [[ciphertext]] into [[plaintext]]."<ref>[[NIST Special Publication 800-67]].</ref> |
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| − | #"[ |
+ | #"[[conversion|[c]onversion]] of [[ciphertext]] to [[plaintext]] through the use of a [[cryptographic algorithm]]."<ref>[[NIST]], [[FIPS 185]].</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Decipher]] |
* [[Decipher]] |
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* [[Decipherable]] |
* [[Decipherable]] |
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* [[Decipherment]] |
* [[Decipherment]] |
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+ | * [[Decrypt]] |
| + | * [[Decryption algorithm]] |
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* [[Decryption key]] |
* [[Decryption key]] |
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* [[Encryption]] |
* [[Encryption]] |
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[[Category:Encryption]] |
[[Category:Encryption]] |
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Latest revision as of 05:15, 18 April 2019
Definitions[]
Decryption is:
- "[t]he process of transforming ciphertext into plaintext."[1]
- "[t]he process of changing ciphertext into plaintext using a cryptographic algorithm and key."[2]
- "[c]onversion of ciphertext to plaintext through the use of a cryptographic algorithm."[3]