Defined term
Decryption
Decryption: Process of changing encrypted text into plain text.
Also known as: Decipher
Alternative names:
DecipherDecodeDecrypt
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Cybersecurity
Definition
Process of changing encrypted text into plain text.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
Cryptographic process of transforming encrypted data back into its pre-encryption form.
- Definition 3
The process of changing ciphertext into plain text using a cryptographic algorithm and key.
- Definition 4
The process of transforming cipher text into readable text using a cryptographic algorithm and key.
- Definition 5
The process of transforming ciphertext into its original plaintext.
Sources
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Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
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NIST Election Terminology Glossary, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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The State and Local Election Cybersecurity Playbook
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March 2020 CSC Report
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EAC Glossary of Terms
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EAC Glossary of Election Terms
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NICCS Glossary
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NIST Election Glossary
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