What is Ciphertext?
In [[cryptography]], '''ciphertext''' (or cyphertext) refers to the output of the [[encryption]] process. [[Plaintext]] is turned into ciphertext using an [[algorithm]] ([[cipher]]). This makes it unreadable to anyone except those who own unique [[Information leakage|information]] about it, usually referred to as a [[key (cryptography)|key]]. '''Decryption''' is the reverse process of '''encryption'''. It takes the unreadable '''ciphertext''' as an input and makes it readable again in the form of [[plaintext]]. == Other websites == * [https://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Ciphertext Ciphertext] -Citizendium {{math-stub}} [[Category:Cryptography]]