Cipher
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title:
Cipher
text:
In cryptography, a cipher is an algorithm for performing encryption or decryption—a series of well-defined steps that can be followed as a procedure. An alternative, less common term is encipherment. To encipher or encode is to convert information into cipher or code. In common parlance, "cipher" is synonymous with "code", as they are both a set of steps that encrypt a message; however, the concepts are distinct in cryptography, especially classical cryptography. Codes generally substitute diffe
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Algorithm for encrypting and decrypting information
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cipher
date created:
2001-09-21T01:09:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T22:59:49Z
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