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Training Camp • Cybersecurity Glossary
An algorithm for encrypting or decrypting data.
Cipher Definition: An algorithm for encrypting or decrypting data.
A cipher is an algorithm used for performing encryption or decryption, transforming data to conceal its meaning. Related terms: see Algorithm.
Cipher is one of the topics you'll master in the Security+ Boot Camp.
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