What is Plaintext?

Answer Posted / pugal

The original message is called a plaintext. The disguised
message is called a ciphertext. Encryption means any
procedure to convert plaintext into ciphertext. Decryption
means any procedure to convert ciphertext into plaintext.

Is This Answer Correct ?    1 Yes 0 No



Post New Answer       View All Answers


Please Help Members By Posting Answers For Below Questions

What is luc?

493


How is an s-box value of AES can be modified? How is it done?

1398


Is there a limit on the file size or on the number of encrypted files?

1536


What is the difference between a message authentication code (MAC) and a one-way hash?

3317


What are the ecb and cbc modes?

511






How to remove the Kryptel (Silver Key) icon from the desktop?

1597


What is an encryption "key" and what is the importance of key length?

1503


whats cryptanalysis?

1716


What are some other public key cryptosystems ?

1631


What is key management ?

1713


What are the counter and pcbc modes?

517


What is exhaustive key search ?

1707


why hash functions are not used for encryption but authentication ?

1384


How to change the location of the Kryptel (Silver Key) program group?

1517


What are the disadvantages of public-key cryptography compared with secret-key cryptography?

466