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To '''encrypt''' [[information]] means to transform the [[information]] (referred to as [[plaintext]]) using an [[algorithm]] (called [[cipher]]) to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing special knowledge, usually referred to as a [[key]]. |
To '''encrypt''' [[information]] means to transform the [[information]] (referred to as [[plaintext]]) using an [[algorithm]] (called [[cipher]]) to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing special knowledge, usually referred to as a [[key]]. |
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Latest revision as of 05:17, 28 November 2010
Definition[]
To encrypt information means to transform the information (referred to as plaintext) using an algorithm (called cipher) to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing special knowledge, usually referred to as a key.