| cryptography
Cryptography is
the general term for mechanisms to convert information into
secure forms for transmission and storage. Using a cryptographic
algorithm, data is converted (encrypted) from "plaintext"
into equivalent "ciphertext." The ciphertext is
decoded (decrypted) back into plaintext at the receiving end
(or when retrieved from storage).
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Last modified:
18-Apr-2005
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