The process of converting plaintext into ciphertext using a secret key is known as ___________.

  • Decryption
  • Encoding
  • Encryption
  • Hashing
Encryption is the process of converting plaintext into ciphertext using an encryption algorithm and a secret key. This ensures that unauthorized parties cannot read the encrypted data without the corresponding decryption key.
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