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What does encryption mean
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Wednesday September 22, 2010
Tutorials
Wednesday September 22, 2010
You may have heard of
encryption or encrypting
when it comes to matters of security on the Internet and wondered what exactly encryption does tosecure your data
. Well in this tutorial, we'll tell youwhat encryption is
and go through the basics ofhow encryption works
and how it helps protect your data.Download this episode now
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- Encryption takes information that's readable and renders it unreadable.
- The initial data, in cryptography, is called the plaintext.
- The data is put through an algorithm, called the cipher, which scrambles it.
- The result is unreadable information called the ciphertext.
- In order to decrypt the information, you have to have the appropriate key.
- Encryption is used to protect documents, wireless networks, Bluetooth headsets and much more.
- The initial data, in cryptography, is called the plaintext.
- The data is put through an algorithm, called the cipher, which scrambles it.
- The result is unreadable information called the ciphertext.
- In order to decrypt the information, you have to have the appropriate key.
- Encryption is used to protect documents, wireless networks, Bluetooth headsets and much more.
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By callmeishmael about two months ago
(2013-03-27 11:51:53)
(2013-03-27 11:51:53)
Clear and concise information. Very helpful.
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