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Also known as encipherment

alt=Text being turned into nonsense, then gets converted back to original|thumb|300x300px|A simple illustration of public-key cryptography, one of the most widely used forms of encryption In cryptography, encryption (more specifically, encoding) is the process of transforming information in a way that, ideally, only authorized parties can decode. This process converts the original representation of the information, known as plaintext, into an alternative form known as ciphertext. Despite its goal, encryption does not itself prevent interference but denies the intelligible content to a would-be

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Encryption is the process of transforming information into a coded form that only authorized people can understand, converting readable text into seemingly random characters. It matters because while it can't stop someone from intercepting your information, it prevents them from actually reading or using what they've stolen.

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