encrypted text

Definitions

Data that has been transformed into an unreadable format using a cryptographic algorithm to prevent unauthorized access.

Information converted into a secret code or ciphertext that requires a specific key or decryption process to be read.

Examples

The security expert spent hours trying to decipher the encrypted text found on the recovered hard drive.

You must ensure that the encrypted text is transmitted over a secure connection to prevent unauthorized access.

Synonyms

ciphertext encoded message scrambled data secret code obfuscated text cryptogram

Antonyms

plaintext cleartext readable text deciphered message unencoded data plain language