The result of enciphering Ciphertext will contain the same information as the original plaintext, but hide the original information, typically under the control of a key Without the key it should be impractical to recover the original information from the ciphertext
The output of an encryption function Encryption transforms plaintext into ciphertext
Plaintext converted into a secretive format through the use of an encryption algorithm An encryption key can unlock the original plaintext from ciphertext
Data in its enciphered form [X3 106][X3 92][X98][x917-85][x917-95][x919][x923][x924][x926][x928][x952][x98] Encrypted (enciphered) data [X952][X965] Encrypted output of a cryptographic algorithm [X924] Encryption Element An independently encrypted encryption element [x923] (see ciphertext) (see also cleartext, plaintext, cryptography, encryption) (includes ciphertext encryption element, ciphertext string, ciphertext substring)