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  1. chrisdl revised this gist Jan 27, 2018. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    - plaintext = The secret text (message, password, ...) you want to encrypt.
    - ciphertext = A plaintext that has been encrypted.
    - cipher = A mathematical function you provide a plaintext, key and sometimes that produces a ciphertext. For example: AES.
    - cipher = A mathematical function that takes at least a key and a plaintext and produces a ciphertext. For example: AES.
    - hash function = A mathematical function that produces a hash which cannot be reversed back to plaintext.
    - key = A secret key that allows someone to decrypt a ciphertext back into a plaintext.
    - secret = see key.
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    - hash function = A mathematical function that produces a hash which cannot be reversed back to plaintext.
    - key = A secret key that allows someone to decrypt a ciphertext back into a plaintext.
    - secret = see key.
    - PBKDF2 = password based key derivation function (number 2 I guess). Used for hashing passwords.
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    - plaintext = The secret text (message, password, ...) you want to encrypt.
    - ciphertext = A plaintext that has been encrypted.
    - cipher = A mathematical function you provide a plaintext, key and sometimes that produces a ciphertext. For example: AES.
    - hash function = A mathematical function that produces a hash which cannot be reversed back to the plaintext.
    - hash function = A mathematical function that produces a hash which cannot be reversed back to plaintext.
    - key = A secret key that allows someone to decrypt a ciphertext back into a plaintext.
    - secret = see key.
    - PBKDF2 = password based key derivation function (number 2 I guess). Used for hashing passwords.
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    plaintext = The secret text (message, password, ...) you want to encrypt.
    ciphertext = A plaintext that has been encrypted.
    cipher = A mathematical function you provide a plaintext, key and sometimes that produces a ciphertext. For example: AES.
    hash function = A mathematical function that produces a hash which cannot be reversed back to the plaintext.
    key = A secret key that allows someone to decrypt a ciphertext back into a plaintext.
    secret = see key.
    - plaintext = The secret text (message, password, ...) you want to encrypt.
    - ciphertext = A plaintext that has been encrypted.
    - cipher = A mathematical function you provide a plaintext, key and sometimes that produces a ciphertext. For example: AES.
    - hash function = A mathematical function that produces a hash which cannot be reversed back to the plaintext.
    - key = A secret key that allows someone to decrypt a ciphertext back into a plaintext.
    - secret = see key.
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    plaintext = The secret text (message, password, ...) you want to encrypt.
    ciphertext = A plaintext that has been encrypted.
    cipher = A mathematical function you provide a plaintext, key and sometimes that produces a ciphertext. For example: AES.
    hash function = A mathematical function that produces a hash which cannot be reversed back to the plaintext.
    key = A secret key that allows someone to decrypt a ciphertext back into a plaintext.
    secret = see key.