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Decryption

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-001451

The process of converting ciphertext, which is unreadable encrypted data, back into its original, readable form known as plaintext. This reverse transformation requires a specific key or password that was used during the initial encryption process. Decryption is a fundamental operation in cryptography, governed by algorithms like the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) which specifies key sizes of 128, 192, or 256 bits.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-001451
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectTechnical
Record as JSON 
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  "subject": "Technical",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/decryption/"
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Record 313 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.