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Definition of Encryption

1. Noun. The activity of converting data or information into code.

Definition of Encryption

1. Noun. (cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, and/or passwords. ¹

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Definition of Encryption

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Encryption

Literary usage of Encryption

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Defending Secrets, Sharing Data: New Locks and Keys for Electronic Information (1993)
"encryption takes a plaintext message and transforms it into a ciphertext (or encrypted) message using an encryption procedure and an encryption key. ..."

2. Trusted Network Interpretation Environments Guideline: Guidance for Applying (1994)
"The encryption devices provide a security perimeter at the protocol layer at ... This section presents some information on how an encryption system can be ..."

3. Trusted Network Interpretation of the Trusted Computer System Evaluation (1994)
"encryption is a pervasive mechanism for many security services; ... The encryption Mechanism 7.1.1. Functionality Factors encryption is a tool for ..."

4. Creation and Governance of Human Genetic Research Databases by Christina Sampogna (2006)
"Because encryption can be fairly easily implemented, it is assumed that data ... However, data that are encrypted can also be decrypted, so encryption ..."

5. SAS(R) 9.1.3 Language Reference:: Dictionary, Fifth Edition, Volumes 1-4 by SAS Institute (2006)
"RC2 specifies to use the RC2 encryption algorithm that was developed by ... RC2 encryption is an alternative to Data encryption Standard (DES) encryption. ..."

6. Information Resources Security & Risk Management: Policy, Standards (1993)
"7.7 encryption AND AUTHENTICATION KEYS Keys are an essential part of authentication ... Authentication and encryption keys are relatively short sequences of ..."

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