Compression, Encryption and Hashing

Question 1

Encryption

Answer 1

The process of encoding messages so it can be read only by sender and intended recipient

Question 2

What is the original data known as?

Answer 2

Plaintext

Question 3

What is the encrypted data known as?

Answer 3

Ciphertext

Question 4

What does symmetric encryption involve?

Answer 4

Using a single key to encrypt and decrypt data

Question 5

What does asymmetric encryption involve?

Answer 5

Using 2 keys (1 public, 1 private) to encrypt and decrypt data