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Encryption

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The process of changing plaintext into ciphertext for the purpose of security or privacy.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
encipherencodeencrypt
plural
Encryptions
possessive
Encryption's
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Encryptions'