decrypts
Breaks the code
Decrypts means converts encrypted information back into readable form.
A message that has been scrambled for security must be decrypted before it can be understood: The software decrypts the file using your private key.
The term applies to digital security, coded communications, and any system where information has been deliberately obscured.
Encoded, unreadable message
- plaintextUnencoded readable information
- codebreakingSolving secret communications
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- keyLock-opening device
cipher · decipher · decode · crack · break · unlock · unscramble · readable
Something hard to fathom
- riddlePuzzling question to solve
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- conundrumPerplexing problem or question
- brainteaserPuzzle demanding clever thought
anagram · escape room · challenge · solve · crack · clue · secret code · hidden message
Reveal something hidden
- exposeMake known publicly
- uncoverReveal what's hidden
- discloseReveal hidden information
- unlockOpen a secured closure
unmask · decipher · reveal · hidden · secret · concealed · obscured · interpret
Protection of digital systems
- firewallNetwork access control system
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- malwareHarmful computer programs
- breachBreaking of agreement
intrusion · vulnerability · passwords · SSL · VPN · ransomware · hackers · confidentiality
ciphertext
Encoded, unreadable message
- plaintextUnencoded readable information
- codebreakingSolving secret communications
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
key · cipher · decipher · decode · crack · break · unlock · unscramble · readable · transcribe
enigma
Something hard to fathom
- riddlePuzzling question to solve
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- conundrumPerplexing problem or question
brainteaser · anagram · escape room · challenge · solve · crack · clue · secret code · hidden message · Enigma machine
unveil
Reveal something hidden
unlock · unmask · decipher · reveal · hidden · secret · concealed · obscured · interpret · understand
cybersecurity
Protection of digital systems
- firewallNetwork access control system
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- malwareHarmful computer programs
breach · intrusion · vulnerability · passwords · SSL · VPN · ransomware · hackers · confidentiality · integrity
- decryption keyData unlocking credential
decrypt, decryption, decrypted, decrypting, decrypter, decrypters