Encryption
nounid
2448·updated May 9, 2026verified
The process of transforming information to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing a special key (to decrypt).
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Classifications
Entity Type
Control92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- encipherencodeencodingencrypt
- plural
- Encryptions
- possessive
- Encryption's
- pluralpossessive
- Encryptions'
Framework definitions
- §1
- Cryptographic transformation of data (called "plaintext") into a form (called "cipher text") that conceals the data's original meaning to prevent it from being known or used.
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
- §1 · extended_definition_available
- The process of transforming plaintext into ciphertext.
- §1
- The process of taking an unencrypted message (plaintext), applying a mathematical function to it (encryption algorithm with a key) and producing an encrypted message (ciphertext)
- §1
- The process of rendering plaintext unintelligible by converting it to ciphertext that can be read only by those with the knowledge to decode the plaintext from the ciphertext. (SAA: Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology).
- §1
- The process of rendering plaintext unintelligible by converting it to ciphertext that can be read only by those with the knowledge to decode the plaintext from the ciphertext. (SAA: Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology).
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
- §1
- A data security technique used to protect information from unauthorized inspection or alteration. Information is encoded so that data appears as a meaningless string of letters and symbols during delivery or transmission. Upon receipt, the information is decoded using an encryption key.
- §1
- Conversion of plaintext to ciphertext through the use of a cryptographic algorithm.
- §2 · sense_2_pending_review
- The process of changing plaintext into ciphertext for the purpose of security or privacy.
- §1
- The process of changing plaintext into ciphertext for the purpose of security or privacy.
- §1
- The process of changing plaintext into ciphertext for the purpose of security or privacy.
- §1
- Conversion of plaintext to ciphertext through the use of a cryptographic algorithm.
- §1
- the activity of converting data or information into code
- §1 · glossary
- The process of transforming information to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing a special key (to decrypt).Attribution from the CKI glossary mapping stage (glossary)
- §1 · legacy_primary
- The process of changing plaintext into ciphertext for the purpose of security or privacy.DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
Outgoing relationships
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Incoming relationships
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