Fundamentals of Cryptography Flashcards
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What is Cryptography?
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The practice of transforming information into an unreadable format to prevent unauthorized access.
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What is Encryption?
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The process of taking plaintext and transforming it into a ciphertext.
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What is Decryption?
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The process of reversing the encryption text back to plaintext.
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What is Steganography?
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Hiding the existence of data within another type of file.
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