CDMA ENCRYPTION

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CDMA — CDMA Encryption

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Encryption is used in communications systems to protect information being transmitted over a channel from being intercepted and read by unauthorised parties. This protection is achieved by converting the original message (plain text) into an encoded form (cipher text) that appears to be a random stream of symbols.
     Data passes though a security-related encoding process (encryption) before entering the channel. At the receiver, data passes through a corresponding security-related decoding process (decryption). The security-related transformations used in encryption and decryption are both controlled by some form of secret information (known as a key). The distribution of this secret information is usually the responsibility of a trusted third party.
     CDMA encryption uses the the Cellular Message Encryption Algorithm (CMEA). The confidentiality of transmitted data is also enhanced by the use of CDMA, which hinders attempts at interception.


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