Ciphertext

In cryptography, ciphertext (or cyphertext) is the result of encryption performed on plaintext using an algorithm, called a cipher.

Description

Ciphertext is also known as encrypted or encoded information because it contains a form of the original plaintext that is unreadable by a human or computer without the proper cipher to decrypt it.

Decryption

Decryption, the inverse of encryption, is the process of turning ciphertext into readable plaintext.

Codetext

Codetext is a result of a code, not a cipher. Do not confuse with ciphertext.

See also

• Algorithm
• Cipher
• Cryptography
• Decryption
• Encryption
• Plaintext

External links

• Ciphertext @ Wikipedia