Decryption
nounid
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The process of changing ciphertext into plaintext using a cryptographic algorithm and key.
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Information Class
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Variants
- synonym
- decipherdecodedecodingdecrypt
- plural
- Decryptions
- possessive
- Decryption's
- pluralpossessive
- Decryptions'
Framework definitions
- §1
- Decryption is the process of transforming an encrypted message into its original plaintext.
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
- §1 · extended_definition_available
- The process of transforming ciphertext into its original plaintext.
- §1
- A technique used to recover the original plaintext from the ciphertext so that it is intelligible to the reader The decryption is a reverse process of the encryption.
- §1
- The process of transforming ciphertext into plaintext.
- §2 · sense_2_pending_review
- The process of changing ciphertext into plaintext using a cryptographic algorithm and key.
- §3 · sense_3_pending_review
- Conversion of ciphertext to plaintext through the use of a cryptographic algorithm.
- §1
- The process of changing ciphertext into plaintext using a cryptographic algorithm and key.
- §1
- The process of transforming ciphertext into plaintext.
- §1
- Conversion of ciphertext to plaintext through the use of a cryptographic algorithm.
- §1
- the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
- §1 · legacy_primary
- The process of changing ciphertext into plaintext using a cryptographic algorithm and key.DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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