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− | '''Decryption''' is the process of [[decode|decoding]] [[encrypt]]ed [[information]] using a special [[code]] or [[key]]. |
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+ | #"[t]he process of [[transform]]ing [[ciphertext]] into [[plaintext]]."<ref>NIST, Special Publication 800-67.</ref> |
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+ | #"[t]he process of changing [[ciphertext]] into [[plaintext]] using a [[cryptographic algorithm]] and [[key]]."<ref>NIST, Special Publication 800-21 (2d ed.).</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 == |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Encryption]] |
* [[Encryption]] |
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Revision as of 23:32, 15 February 2010
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]