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 ===== Cipher =====
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-**Cipher** is  the algorithm used for the encryption and/or [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:d:decryption|decryption]] of information. In common language, ‘cipher’ is also used to refer to an encryption message, also known as ‘code’.
+A **Cipher** refers to the [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:c:cryptographic_algorithm]] used in the [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:e:encryption|encryption]] and/or [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:d:decryption|decryption]] of information. In common language, **Cipher** is also used to refer to an encrypted message (i.e., [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:c:ciphertext]], also known as ‘code’.
 Source: [[https://hackernoon.com/blockchain-dictionary-f4d098c9ef89]]

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