DECRYPTION

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Decryption is the reverse of encryption in which encrypted data (called cipher text) is translated into the original data (called plain text). Decryption is also called deciphering.


Other topics in our resources on Communications Systems related to Decryption include: 
 
  • encryption
  • plain text
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  • cipher text
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  • Data Encryption Standard (DES)
  • Public-key encryption

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