Decryption and Encryption

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Decryption noun - The activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text.

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Encryption is an antonym for decryption.

Nearby Words: decrypt, decrypted, decrypting

Encryption noun - The activity of converting data or information into code.

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Decryption is an antonym for encryption.

Nearby Words: encrypt, encrypted, encrypting

An attacker can, for instance, learn something about cipher keys and/or data being processed, based on characteristic sounds of encryption, decryption, signing, etc., and the amount of time spent on each.

Source: Beeping Computers

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