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| May 17, 2008 |
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| IT Management > Systems Operations > Security > Data Security > |
Data Encryption
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ALSO CALLED: File Encryption, Electronic Security, Database Encryption, Data-encryption, Data Encription, Data Base Encryption, Encryption, and Encryption Security
DEFINITION: Encryption is the conversion of datainto a form, called a ciphertext, that cannot be easilyunderstood by unauthorized people. Decryption is theprocess of converting encrypted data back into its original form,so it can be understood. The use of encryption/decryption is as old
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DATA ENCRYPTION DEFINITION (continued):
as theart of communication. In wartime, a cipher, often incorrectlycalled a "code," can be employed to keep the enemy fromobtaining the contents of transmissions. (Technically, a codeis a means of representing a signal without the intent of keepingit secret; examples are Morse code and ASCII.) Simple ciphersinclude the substitution of letters for numbers, the rotation ofletters in the alphabet, and the "scrambling" of voicesignals by inverting the sideband
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