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 about it, usually referred to as a 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.
Ciphertext Media
The Zimmermann Telegram (as it was sent from Washington to Mexico) encrypted as ciphertext.
KGB ciphertext found in a hollow nickel in Brooklyn in 1953
The Zimmermann Telegram decrypted into plaintext (and translated into English).
The Shugborough inscription, England
Other websites
- Ciphertext -Citizendium