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What is the term for a cryptographic technique used to secure the confidentiality and integrity of data by converting it into an unreadable format until it reaches its intended recipient?
Encryption is the method by which information is converted into secret code that hides the information's true meaning. The science of encrypting and decrypting information is called cryptography. In computing, unencrypted data is also known as plaintext, and encrypted data is called ciphertext.
