COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
CRYPTOGRAPHY AND ENCRYPTION
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Encryption, Decryption
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Decryption, Encryption
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Encryption is the process by which a readable message is converted to an unreadable form to prevent unauthorized parties from reading it. Decryption is the process of converting an encrypted message back to its original (readable) format. The original message is called the plaintext message.
Detailed explanation-2: -Encryption is the method by which information is converted into secret code that hides the information’s true meaning. The science of encrypting and decrypting information is called cryptography. In computing, unencrypted data is also known as plaintext, and encrypted data is called ciphertext.
Detailed explanation-3: -Definition: Cryptography is associated with the process of converting ordinary plain text into unintelligible text and vice-versa.