encryptor
Data protection tool
An encryptor is a person, device, or program that encrypts data—converting it into coded form to prevent unauthorized access.
The term appears mostly in technical contexts: The encryptor scrambled the files before transmission.
Software encryptors protect sensitive information; hardware encryptors are built into storage devices.
Hidden writing system
- plaintextUnencoded readable information
- ciphertextEncoded, unreadable message
- keyLock-opening device
- symmetricEqual on both sides
asymmetric · AES · RSA · hashing · nonce · salt · cryptanalysis · steganography
Metal goods and fittings
- machinePower-driven working device
- scramblerDevice that jumbles signals
- encoderFormat conversion component
- gadgetNovel small device
apparatus · tool · mechanism · microchip · circuitry · electronics · generator · transcoder
Network access control system
- cybersecurityProtection of digital systems
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- authorizationFormal permission granted
- breachBreaking of agreement
malware · ransomware · safeguard · SSL · TLS · VPN · threat · vulnerability
Unknown identity state
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
- secrecyPractice of hiding information
- hiddenKept out of sight
- untraceableImpossible to follow back
obscure · protected · shielded · classified · sensitive · concealment · private · opaque
cipher
Hidden writing system
- plaintextUnencoded readable information
- ciphertextEncoded, unreadable message
- keyLock-opening device
symmetric · asymmetric · AES · RSA · hashing · nonce · salt · cryptanalysis · steganography · authentication
hardware
Metal goods and fittings
- machinePower-driven working device
- scramblerDevice that jumbles signals
- encoderFormat conversion component
gadget · apparatus · tool · mechanism · microchip · circuitry · electronics · generator · transcoder · module
firewall
Network access control system
- cybersecurityProtection of digital systems
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- authorizationFormal permission granted
breach · malware · ransomware · safeguard · SSL · TLS · VPN · threat · vulnerability · intrusion
anonymity
Unknown identity state
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
- secrecyPractice of hiding information
- hiddenKept out of sight
untraceable · obscure · protected · shielded · classified · sensitive · concealment · private · opaque · covert
encryptordecryptor
One who breaks codes
decoder · decipherer · cryptanalyst · unscrambler · decryption key
encryptorrevealer
One who uncovers
exposer · leaker · whistleblower · broadcaster · publisher
- message encryptionObscuring content from unauthorized readers
- data encryptionSecuring information through coding
- end-to-end encryptionUnreadable data between sender and recipient
- encrypted messagingCoded digital communication
- encrypted dataInformation rendered unreadable intentionally
- encrypted messageEncoded transmitted information
encryption, encrypt, encrypted, encrypting, encrypts, encrypter, unencrypted, encryptable