decryption
Unlocking secret messages
Decryption is the process of converting encrypted data back into readable form.
It reverses encryption, using a key or password to unlock scrambled information: The software handles decryption automatically.
Without the correct key, decryption is impossible or computationally impractical—this is what makes encryption secure.
Hidden writing system
- plaintextUnencoded readable information
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- keyLock-opening device
- AESSymmetric encryption standard
RSA · symmetric · asymmetric · DES · ciphertext · padding · round · brute force
Something hard to fathom
- riddlePuzzling question to solve
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- cipherHidden writing system
- codeSymbolic communication system
clue · solve · crack · hidden message · secret · challenge · escape room · treasure hunt
Hidden writing system
- plaintextUnencoded readable information
- EnigmaGerman encryption apparatus
- BletchleyWWII cryptanalysis site
- codebreakerOne who deciphers ciphers
Turing · intercept · wartime · intelligence · espionage · Navajo · Rosetta · substitution
Hostage-taking code
- malwareHarmful computer programs
- breachBreaking of agreement
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
- data recoveryRetrieving lost digital information
cyberattack · unlock · payload · endpoint · threat · vulnerability · reverse engineering · sandbox
Quality of protecting secrets
- sensitive dataInformation needing protection from exposure
- data protectionSecuring sensitive information
- personal informationIdentifying details about someone
- end-to-endSpanning the full sequence
secure messaging · GDPR · HIPAA · protected · redaction · unredact · reveal · exposure
cipher
Hidden writing system
- plaintextUnencoded readable information
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- keyLock-opening device
AES · RSA · symmetric · asymmetric · DES · ciphertext · padding · round · brute force · cryptosystem
enigma
Something hard to fathom
code · clue · solve · crack · hidden message · secret · challenge · escape room · treasure hunt · decode
cipher
Hidden writing system
- plaintextUnencoded readable information
- EnigmaGerman encryption apparatus
- BletchleyWWII cryptanalysis site
Turing · codebreaker · intercept · wartime · intelligence · espionage · Navajo · Rosetta · substitution · transposition
ransomware
Hostage-taking code
data recovery · cyberattack · unlock · payload · endpoint · threat · vulnerability · reverse engineering · sandbox · obfuscation
confidentiality
Quality of protecting secrets
- sensitive dataInformation needing protection from exposure
- data protectionSecuring sensitive information
- personal informationIdentifying details about someone
end-to-end · secure messaging · GDPR · HIPAA · protected · redaction · unredact · reveal · exposure · Signal
- codespassword, binary, DNA, RNA, QR code
- codes and cipherscipher, code, decode, ciphertext, plaintext
- computingcomputer, computers, software, hardware, code
- espionagespy, spies, double agent, double agents, spying
- processingprocessing, batch processing, data processing, parallel processing, real-time processing
- tech termsinternet, code, emoji, wireless, email
decryptionencryption
Converting data into code
encoding · ciphering · cryptography · scrambling · enciphering
- decryption keyData unlocking credential