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diff --git a/docs/glossary.rst b/docs/glossary.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e4fc8283 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/glossary.rst @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +Glossary +======== + +.. glossary:: + + plaintext + User-readable data you care about. + + ciphertext + The encoded data, it's not user readable. Potential attackers are able + to see this. + + encryption + The process of converting plaintext to ciphertext. + + decryption + The process of converting ciphertext to plaintext. + + key + Secret data is encoded with a function using this key. Sometimes + multiple keys are used. These **must** be kept secret, if a key is + exposed to an attacker, any data encrypted with it will be exposed. + + symmetric cryptography + Cryptographic operations where encryption and decryption use the same + key. + + asymmetric cryptography + Cryptographic operations where encryption and decryption use different + keys. There are seperate encryption and decryption keys. |