cipher

Algorithm for encrypting and decrypting information

EntityQ4681865

Also known as cypher · cryptographic algorithm

Subclass of: algorithm
, codec
, code

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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.

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Different from: Cipher
encode
Has use: decryption
encryption

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