This article is about encrypted information. For an overview of cryptographic technology in general, see
Cryptography.
In cryptography, ciphertext is the result of the process (known as encryption) of transforming information (referred to as plaintext) using an algorithm (called cipher) to make it unreadable [1] to anyone except those possessing special knowledge, usually referred to as a key. This result is also known as encrypted information. The process to read ciphertext is known as decryption.
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- ^ Hansche, Berti & Hare, Official (ISC)² Guide to the CISSP Exam, Auerbach Publications, p. 379, ISBN 0-8493-1707-X
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