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[[Category:Mathematical operations]]Tasks in this category have to do with data encryption (or decryption) 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 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 one input can have the same checksum).


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

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).