UNENCRYPTED INFORMATION, AS OPPOSED TO INFORMATION ENCRYPTED FOR STORAGE OR TRANSMISSION; USUALLY MEANS UNENCRYPTED INFORMATION PENDING INPUT INTO CRYPTOGRAPHIC ALGORITHMS
Clear message; Cleartext; In clear; Clear text; Unencrypted; En clair
plaintext
<cryptography> A message before encryption or after
decryption, i.e. in its usual form which anyone can read, as
opposed to its encrypted form ("ciphertext").
(1995-05-10)
Plaintext
In cryptography, plaintext usually means unencrypted information pending input into cryptographic algorithms, usually encryption algorithms. This usually refers to data that is transmitted or stored unencrypted.
Plaintext-awareness is a notion of security for public-key encryption. A cryptosystem is plaintext-aware if it is difficult for any efficient algorithm to come up with a valid ciphertext without being aware of the corresponding plaintext.
In cryptography, plaintext usually means unencrypted information pending input into cryptographic algorithms, usually encryption algorithms. This usually refers to data that is transmitted or stored unencrypted.