Cryptography Flashcardz

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What is the term for Plaintext? Options: original message , coded message , algorithm for transforming plaintext to ciphertext , info used in cipher known only to sender/receiver

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original message

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ciphertext

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coded message

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cipher

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algorithm for transforming plaintext to ciphertext

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key

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info used in cipher known only to sender/receiver

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encipher

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converting plaintext to ciphertext

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decipher

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recovering plaintext from ciphertext

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cryptography

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study of encryption principles/methods

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cryptanalysis

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study of principles/methods of deciphering ciphertext without knowing key

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cryptology

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field of both cryptography and cryptanalysis

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Confidentiality

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Ensure message remains secret during transmission between parties