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Revision as of 06:10, 26 January 2016
In cryptography, encryption is the process of encoding messages or information in such a way that only authorized parties can read it.
Description
Encryption does not of itself prevent interception, but denies the message content to the interceptor.
In an encryption scheme, the message or information, referred to as plaintext, is encrypted using an encryption algorithm, generating ciphertext that can only be read if decrypted.
See also
- Computer science
- Computer security
- Credential
- Cryptography
- Data confidentiality
- Data integrity
- Data authentication
- Data non-repudiation
- Electrical engineering
- Information security
- Mathematics
- Password
- Security
External links
- Encryption @ Wikipedia
