Link Encryption

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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Link encryption encrypts all of the data along a communications path (e.g., a satellite link, telephone circuit, or T1 line). Since link encryption also encrypts routing data, communications nodes need to decrypt the data to continue routing.

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unclassified

Information Class

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Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Link Encryptions
possessive: Link Encryption's
pluralpossessive: Link Encryptions'

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