enciphering
Converting to code
Enciphering is converting a message into code or cipher, making it unreadable to anyone without the key to decode it.
The term appears in cryptography and security contexts: The software handles enciphering automatically.
Enciphering is the present participle of encipher, functioning as both verb form and noun for the process itself.
Unencoded readable information
- ciphertextEncoded, unreadable message
- keyLock-opening device
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- decryptionConverting ciphertext to plaintext
transposition · substitution · RSA · AES · DES · symmetric · asymmetric · cryptanalysis
Convert to cipher
- scrambleMix into disorder
- obfuscateMake unclear intentionally
- transformChange completely in form
- convertChange in form or faith
translate · permutation · mapping · encoding · masking · bit-shifting · XOR · rotor
Concealed information
- hiddenKept out of sight
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- cloakSleeveless outer wrap
- maskFace-worn concealment
veil · shroud · camouflage · steganography · obscure · covert · confidential · classified
Guarding against harm
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
- privacyFreedom from observation
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
plaintext
Unencoded readable information
- ciphertextEncoded, unreadable message
- keyLock-opening device
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
decryption · transposition · substitution · RSA · AES · DES · symmetric · asymmetric · cryptanalysis
encode
Convert to cipher
convert · translate · permutation · mapping · encoding · masking · bit-shifting · XOR · rotor
secret
Concealed information
mask · veil · shroud · camouflage · steganography · obscure · covert · confidential · classified · enigma
protection
Guarding against harm
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
- privacyFreedom from observation
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
codebook
Document listing codes' meanings
encipheringdeciphering
Interpreting coded information
decoding · decrypting · decryption · cracking · unscrambling
cipher, decipher, ciphers, deciphers, deciphered, deciphering, encryption, decipherment, ciphered