Answer / jimut

Encryption & decryption are terms From CRYPTOLOGY. In
hardcore testing it is used for security testing.
Encryption is the process of transforming information using
an algorithm to make it unreadable to anyone except those
possessing special knowledge.
Decryption is the reverse process to make the encrypted
information readable again.
It is used in applications using scecurity process for the
system.Widely used for passcode testing & accounts testing
for credit cards & banking softwares.

Answer / guest

Encryption is the conversion of data into a form, called a
cipher, that cannot be understood by unauthorized people.
Decryption is the process of converting encrypted data back
into its original form, so it can be understood. Encryption
and decryption should not be confused with encoding and
decoding, in which data is converted from one form to
another but is not deliberately altered so as to conceal
its content.

Answer / anil.sts

It'a code conversion to prevent third party accessing

the process is like this

client->request->enctypted->through cipher text->descripted-
>server

this is the process

(it is used to secutity purpose)

I think this is the .....
is this correct

Answer / chirag

I agree with Jimut.Encryption is a process of making your
data not understandable to anyone and vice versa decryption
is the process of again making the data in understndable
format.

Answer / ajay

sory sunitha i think ur answer is not correct & clear ..
frnds can any body give me the correct answer......?

Answer / geetha

for encryption u can take the example as "Password" which is
not readable by unauthorized user.

for decryption ,
If u have forgot ur password, a question ll be asked to
retrieve your password and a email ll be sent to ur
alternative email address. (Can this be given as example)
. am i understood correctly . If im wrong kindly give an
example and correct me.

Answer / sunithayagnamurthy

Hi ajay
This is sunithaYagnamurthy.......
Encryption:Converting the data into not understandable
data (means binary codes etc) i.e,called Encryption
Decryption: Converting the data into Understandable format
i.e called Decryption

If any mistakes is thr please excuse

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