In , a ciphertext is a scrambled message that conveys information but is not legible unless with the right and the right secret (usually a ), reproducing the original . A ciphertext's security, and therefore the secrecy of the contained information, depends on using a secure cipher and keeping the key secret. cryptography decrypted cipher key cleartext Learn more General knowledge on Wikipedia Ciphertext View Previous Terms: Block cipher mode of operation Certificate authority Challenge-response authentication Cipher Cipher suite CORS CORS-safelisted request header CORS-safelisted response header Cross-site scripting Cryptanalysis Cryptographic hash function Cryptography CSP CSRF Decryption Digital certificate DTLS (Datagram Transport Layer Security) Encryption Forbidden header name Forbidden response header name Hash HMAC HPKP HSTS HTTPS Key MitM OWASP Preflight request Public-key cryptography Reporting directive Robots.txt Same-origin policy Session Hijacking SQL Injection Symmetric-key cryptography TOFU Transport Layer Security (TLS) Credits Source: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Ciphertext Published under license Open CC Attribution ShareAlike 3.0

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