en·cryp·tion

(ĕn-krĭp′shən)

n. Computers

1. The process or result of encrypting data.

2. Cryptography.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

encryption - the activity of converting data or information into code

encoding

coding, steganography, cryptography, secret writing - act of writing in code or cipher

compression - encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required

data encryption - (computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes

Translations

Verschlüsselung

chiffrement cryptage

codifica [dati]

encryption

[ɪnˈkrɪpʃən] N → codificación f

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encryption

[ɪnˈkrɪpʃ^ən]

n [data, message] → cryptage m

modif [technology, software, program] → de cryptage; [code] → de cryptage

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encryption

n (Comput, Telec, TV) → Verschlüsselung f; encryption program/system → Verschlüsselungsprogramm nt → /-system nt

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In paper [9], to evaluate the performance of the encryption algorithm for text files, it uses AES, DES and RSA algorithm and the parameters such as computation time, memory usage, and output bytes are considered.

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In this paper, along the chaos-based pipeline, we propose an image encryption algorithm based on the cross diffusion of two chaotic maps, namely the Logistic map and the Chebyshev map.

Image Encryption with The Cross Diffusion of Two Chaotic Maps

The fourth type of encryption algorithm is called blow fish, which is being used very commonly and introduced by Bruce Shenier (Schneier, 1993; Kazys, 2015).

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What these governments are asking for would likely require tech companies to weaken the encryption algorithm to make it easy for law enforcement to break, or weaken how that encryption algorithm is implemented to make it easy for law enforcement to bypass.

Essay: Strong encryption saved me when my phone was stolen. Don't let the government weaken it

The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is a symmetric encryption algorithm and one of the most secure.

Nvestox Improves Server Data Privacy for Clients with AES

In addition, the vulnerabilities proved on AES encryption algorithm or that liked to error propagation caused by CBC mode make its security in the critical situation.

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