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Decryption

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The process of changing ciphertext into plaintext using a cryptographic algorithm and key.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

synonym
decipherdecodedecrypt
plural
Decryptions
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Decryption's
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Decryptions'