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Latest revision as of 14:51, 29 December 2005
encryption
<algorithm, cryptography> Any procedure used in {cryptography} to convert {plaintext} into {ciphertext} in order to prevent any but the intended recipient from reading that data.
There are many types of data encryption, and they are the basis of network security. Common types include {Data Encryption Standard} and {public-key encryption}.
The Unix command crypt performs encryption.
How to create encrypted file systems on Linux:
http://weigand.home.texas.net/efs.html
http://koeln.ccc.de/archiv/drt//crypto/linux-disk.html
General cryptography: