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[[Category:Mathematical operations]]Tasks in this category have to do with encrypting data using various algorithms.
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Tasks in this category have to do with data encryption (or decryption) using various algorithms.
Note that encryption is not the same as a [[Category:Checksums|checksum]]. With encryption, the derived data carries and encrypted form of the original data, and can be manipulated to recreate the original input. A checksum is simply a sequence of characters (usually just a few characters in length) that cannot be converted back to the original form (because more than input can have the same checksum).

Note that encryption is not the same as a [[:Category:Checksums|checksum]].

With encryption, the derived data carries an encrypted form of the original data, and can be manipulated to recreate the original input.

A checksum is simply a sequence of characters
(usually just a few characters in length)
that cannot be converted back to the original form
(because more than one input can have the same checksum).

Latest revision as of 18:20, 17 November 2014


Tasks in this category have to do with data encryption (or decryption) using various algorithms.

Note that encryption is not the same as a checksum.

With encryption, the derived data carries an encrypted form of the original data, and can be manipulated to recreate the original input.

A checksum is simply a sequence of characters (usually just a few characters in length) that cannot be converted back to the original form (because more than one input can have the same checksum).