Format-preserving encryption
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title:
Format-preserving encryption
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In cryptography, format-preserving encryption (FPE), refers to encrypting in such a way that the output is in the same format as the input. The meaning of "format" varies. Typically only finite sets of characters are used; numeric, alphabetic or alphanumeric. For example:
- Encrypting a 16-digit credit card number so that the ciphertext is another 16-digit number.
- Encrypting an English word so that the ciphertext is another English word.
- Encrypting an n-bit number so that the ciphertex
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Format-preserving_encryption
date created:
2009-06-18T22:40:46Z
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2024-08-28T18:26:31Z
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