encryption [English]

Syndetic Relationships

InterPARES Definition

n. ~ IP2, Computing · The conversion of data into a secret code (or of plaintext into ciphertext) for transmission over a public network.

Other Definitions

  • Gartner IT Glossary (†298 s.v. "encryption"): The process of systematically encoding a bit stream before transmission so that an unauthorized party cannot decipher it.
  • IP2 Dictionary (†242 s.v. encryption): n., The conversion of data into a secret code (or of plaintext into ciphertext) for transmission over a public network. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., The process of encoding plaintext into ciphertext so that it can be read only by those who know the cipher to unscramble the message. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., The mechanism of coding data transmitted by various telecommunications systems so that only authorized users may have access to it. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., Any procedure used in cryptography to convert plaintext into ciphertext (encrypted message) in order to prevent any but the intended recipient from reading that data. [Computer and Information Sciences]
  • IP2 Dictionary (†242 ): n. ~ The process of encoding plaintext into ciphertext so that it can be read only by those who know the cipher to unscramble the message. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., The mechanism of coding data transmitted by various telecommunications systems so that only authorized users may have access to it. [Computer and Information Sciences] n., Any procedure used in cryptography to convert plaintext into ciphertext (encrypted message) in order to prevent any but the intended recipient from reading that data. [Computer and Information Sciences]
  • IP2 Glossary (†386 s.v. encryption): n., The conversion of data into a secret code (or of plaintext into ciphertext) for transmission over a public network. [Computer and Information Sciences - The Computer Glossary: The Complete Illustrated Dictionary ]
  • SAA Glossary 2005 (†241 ): n. ~ The process of rendering plaintext unintelligible by converting it to ciphertext that can be read only by those with the knowledge to decode the plaintext from the ciphertext.
  • Wikipedia (†387 s.v. encryption): The process of encoding messages or information in such a way that only authorized parties can read it.[Encryption Basics, 2013] Encryption does not of itself prevent interception, but denies the message content to the interceptor.[Goldreich, 2004]

Citations

  • CNSS-4009 (†730 p.27): The process of changing plaintext into ciphertext for the purpose of security or privacy. (†1728)
  • ISACA Glossary (†743 s.v. encryption): The process of taking an unencrypted message (plaintext), applying a mathematical function to it (encryption algorithm with a key) and producing an encrypted message (ciphertext). (†1775)
  • ISO TC307 N38 (United States). 2017. (†834 p.2): Encryption Services - the ability to select and leverage different types of encryption such as quantum-tolerant algorithms (†2182)
  • Law 2011 (†581 s.v. encryption): A means of encoding information, especially financial data, so that it can be transmitted over the Internet without being read by unauthorized parties. Within an Internet security system, a secure server uses encryption when transferring or receiving data from the Web. Credit card information, for example, which could be targeted by a hacker, is encrypted by the server, turning it into special code that will then be decrypted only when it is safely within the server environment. Once the information has been acted on, it is either deleted or stored in encrypted form. (†1133)