Wednesday, August 10, 2011

What is ENCRYPTION?

Encryption refers to algorithmic schemes that encode plain text into non-readable form or cyphertext, providing privacy. The receiver of the encrypted text uses a "key" to decrypt the message, returning it to its original plain text form. The key is the trigger mechanism to thealgorithm.

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  2. This is the basic and most simple meaning of encryption technique. The whole concept is vast but interesting to study. I read a lot about these scheme and wish to know more about its applications.
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