Encryption
Encryption: Process of obscuring information by changing plain text into ciphertext for the purpose of security or privacy.
Also known as: Encipher
Definition
Process of obscuring information by changing plain text into ciphertext for the purpose of security or privacy.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
Any procedure used in cryptography to convert plaintext into an encrypted message in order to prevent any but the intended recipient from reading that data. (Encryption /
- Definition 3
The process of encoding messages or information in such a way that only authorized parties (or software applications) can read it. Encryption does not prevent interception, but denies the message content to the interceptor. Encrypted information must be decrypted before it can be rendered into plain text or other usable format. Encryption and decryption add overhead to processing and can slow systems down. Voting systems will commonly encrypt data within a voting system component before transmitting it to another device.
- Definition 4
The cryptographic transformation of data to produce ciphertext.
- Definition 5
A procedure to convert plain text into cipher text.
- Definition 6
The process of transforming plaintext into ciphertext.
- Definition 7
Cryptographic process of transforming data (called “plaintext”) into a form (called “ ciphertext ”) that conceals the data’s original meaning to prevent it from being known or used. Encryption provides confidentiality protection.
- Definition 8
Conversion of plaintext to ciphertext through the use of a cryptographic algorithm. (FIPS 185) (NISTIR)
- Definition 9
The conversion of plaintext, by means of a defined system (e.g., a “cipher”), so that it is unintelligible to an unauthorized recipient.
- Definition 10
The “process of obscuring information by changing plain text into ciphertext for the purpose of security or privacy. 2005 VVSG GLOSSARY. See also ASYMMETRIC ENCRYPTION, SYMMETRIC ENCRYPTION. Encryption File System A feature of the Windows operating system that allo ws files to be stored in encrypted form for security purposes. Abbreviated EFS.