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Ciphertext

nounid 1817·updated May 12, 2026
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Data output from the Cipher or input to the Inverse Cipher.

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

Data0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

Restricted85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

60%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Ciphertexts
possessive
Ciphertext's
pluralpossessive
Ciphertexts'

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
§1
Ciphertext is the encrypted form of the message being sent.
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
§1
Data or information in its encrypted form.
ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
Information generated by an encryption algorithm to protect the plaintext and that is unintelligible to the unauthorized reader.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 22 sensesview framework →
§1
Data output from the Cipher or input to the Inverse Cipher.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review
Data in its enciphered form.
FIPS PUB 1971 senseview framework →
§1
Data output from the Cipher or input to the Inverse Cipher.
NIST SP 800-56B1 senseview framework →
§1
Data in its enciphered form.

Outgoing relationships

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Incoming relationships

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