COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
CRYPTOGRAPHY AND ENCRYPTION
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cryptography
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cyphertext
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decryption
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encryption
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cryptography is the process of converting between readable text, called plaintext, and an unreadable form, called ciphertext .
Detailed explanation-2: -encryption – the process of converting plaintext to ciphertext (occasionally you may see it called ‘encipherment’)
Detailed explanation-3: -The process of transforming plain text or data into cipher text that cannot be read by anyone other than the sender and the intended receiver is called Encryption.
Detailed explanation-4: -Definition: The conversion of encrypted data into its original form is called Decryption. It is generally a reverse process of encryption. It decodes the encrypted information so that an authorized user can only decrypt the data because decryption requires a secret key or password.
Detailed explanation-5: -To change the cipher text into plain text is known as decryption.