encryption
Secret code conversion
Encryption is the process of encoding information so only authorized parties can read it.
Data is transformed using an algorithm and key, rendering it unintelligible to anyone who intercepts it without the corresponding decryption key.
Encryption protects everything from text messages to financial transactions: The app uses end-to-end encryption.
Make sure the website has encryption before entering your credit card.
Encoded, unreadable message
- plaintextUnencoded readable information
- keyLock-opening device
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- scramblingMoving clumsily in haste
transposition · substitution · encode · decode · decipher · DES · XOR · round
Public-key encryption algorithm
- AESSymmetric encryption standard
- symmetricEqual on both sides
- asymmetricNot identical on both sides
- cryptosystemEncryption algorithm suite
keypair · nonce · salt · Diffie-Hellman · certificate · PKI · entropy · brute-force
Network access control system
- VPNEncrypted network connection
- SSLWeb encryption protocol
- TLSNetwork encryption protocol
- HTTPSEncrypted browsing standard
authentication · end-to-end · breach · hackers · vulnerability · intrusion · zero-knowledge · escrow
Kept out of sight
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- watermarkTranslucent authentication mark
- microdotShrunk photo for espionage
- embeddedSet firmly within something
Quality of protecting secrets
- anonymityUnknown identity state
- GDPREU data protection law
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
ciphertext
Encoded, unreadable message
- plaintextUnencoded readable information
- keyLock-opening device
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
scrambling · transposition · substitution · encode · decode · decipher · DES · XOR · round · padding
RSA
Public-key encryption algorithm
- AESSymmetric encryption standard
- symmetricEqual on both sides
- asymmetricNot identical on both sides
cryptosystem · keypair · nonce · salt · Diffie-Hellman · certificate · PKI · entropy · brute-force · side-channel
firewall
Network access control system
HTTPS · authentication · end-to-end · breach · hackers · vulnerability · intrusion · zero-knowledge · escrow · backdoor
hidden
Kept out of sight
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- watermarkTranslucent authentication mark
- microdotShrunk photo for espionage
confidentiality
Quality of protecting secrets
- anonymityUnknown identity state
- GDPREU data protection law
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- codespassword, binary, DNA, RNA, QR code
- digital technologyinternet, software, streaming, computers, CGI
- secrecysecrecy, secret, secrets, confidential, classified
- codes & cipherscode breaking, decoding, morse code, substitution, transposition
- cybersecurityantivirus, malware, firewall, firewalls, credentials
- data privacydata privacy, GDPR, personal data, data protection, de-identification
encryptiondecryption
Converting ciphertext to plaintext
decoding · deciphering · decipherment · cracking · cryptanalysis
encryptionplaintext
Unencoded readable information
cleartext · in the clear · unencrypted · plain text · open data
encryptionexposure
State of being unprotected
disclosure · transparency · public broadcasting · broadcasting · publication
- message encryptionObscuring content from unauthorized readers
- data encryptionSecuring information through coding
- end-to-end encryptionUnreadable data between sender and recipient
- encryption keyData-scrambling secret string
- file encryptionEncoding stored data securely
- disk encryptionFull-drive data scrambling