NETWORK MANAGEMENT
INTRODUCTION
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Question
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System
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Encryption
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Security
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Antivirus
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is Encryption? Encryption is the conversion of data into a form, called a ciphertext, that cannot be easily understood by unauthorized people. Only an authorized person can decrypt the information back into a readable form.
Detailed explanation-2: -Encryption is the process of transforming data like readable text (referred to as “plaintext”) using an algorithm (called a “cipher”) to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing special knowledge, usually referred to as a “key”. The result of the process is encrypted text (referred to as “ciphertext”).
Detailed explanation-3: -Encryption software is software that uses cryptography to prevent unauthorized access to digital information. Cryptography is used to protect digital information on computers as well as the digital information that is sent to other computers over the Internet.