Cryptographically transform data to produce cipher text. (Source: Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015)

How is Encrypt defined by NICCS Glossary?

The generic term encompassing encipher and encode. (Source: NICCS Glossary)

How is Encrypt defined by The Cyber Glossary?

Generic term encompassing encipher and encode. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR) (Source: The Cyber Glossary)

Defined term

Encrypt: Cryptographically transform data to produce cipher text.

Also known as: Encipher

Alternative names:

EncipherEncode

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Cryptographically transform data to produce cipher text.

Definition 2: The generic term encompassing encipher and encode.
Source: NICCS GlossaryType: standard
Definition 3: Generic term encompassing encipher and encode. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)
Source: The Cyber GlossaryType: external

Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015

NICCS Glossary

The Cyber Glossary

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