decrypt
Crack the code
To decrypt is to convert encrypted data back into readable form, reversing the process of encryption.
You decrypt files, messages, or communications that have been scrambled to prevent unauthorized access: I can't decrypt the attachment without the password.
Figuratively, to decrypt something is to make sense of it: trying to decrypt her cryptic text messages.
Puzzling question to solve
- enigmaSomething hard to fathom
- conundrumPerplexing problem or question
- codeSymbolic communication system
- anagramReshuffled letter word
mystery · clue · solve · crack · unravel · brainteaser · challenge · decode
Unencoded readable information
- ciphertextEncoded, unreadable message
- keyLock-opening device
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- cryptanalysisStudy of breaking ciphers
decoding · crack · unlock · readable · unscramble · codebreaking · RSA · AES
Something hard to fathom
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- interceptionSeizing something in transit
- wiretapHidden listening device
NSA · MI6 · SIGINT · clandestine · classified · covert · spy · breach
riddle
Puzzling question to solve
- enigmaSomething hard to fathom
- conundrumPerplexing problem or question
- codeSymbolic communication system
anagram · mystery · clue · solve · crack · unravel · brainteaser · challenge · decode
plaintext
Unencoded readable information
- ciphertextEncoded, unreadable message
- keyLock-opening device
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
cryptanalysis · decoding · crack · unlock · readable · unscramble · codebreaking · RSA · AES · symmetric
enigma
Something hard to fathom
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- interceptionSeizing something in transit
wiretap · NSA · MI6 · SIGINT · clandestine · classified · covert · spy · breach · cyberattack
understand
Grasp the meaning
- interpretExtract or convey meaning
- unpackRemove contents from container
- clarifyMake something understandable
reveal · expose · uncover · unveil · meaning · translate · readable · intelligible · comprehend · illuminate
- ciphersciphertext, plaintext, Enigma machine, encode, decode
- codes and cipherscode, decode, ciphertext, plaintext, cryptograms
- computingcomputer, computers, software, hardware, code
- tech termsinternet, code, emoji, wireless, email
- authenticationpassword, login, logout, fingerprint, ID
- computer actionsclick, typing, clicking, browsing, save
- decryption keyData unlocking credential
decryption, decrypted, decrypts, decrypting, decrypter, decrypters