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Glossary
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.. 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.
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