What (who) is plaintext - definition
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-aware encryption
Plaintext-awareness; Plaintext aware; Plaintext awareness
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.
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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.
