Encryption protects data so that it has no meaning if it is intercepted. This topic explains the difference between plaintext and ciphertext, and how a key is used to scramble and recover data. You will compare symmetric encryption, where the same key is used at both ends, with asymmetric encryption, which uses a public key and a private key. The topic also covers why encryption does not stop data being intercepted — only understood.
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