decrypting
present participle ofdecrypt
decrypt
verb[T]
uk/dɪˈkrɪpt/us/dɪˈkrɪpt/tochangeelectronicinformationorsignalsthat werestored, written, orsentin theformof asecretcode(= asystemofletters,numbers, orsymbols)back into aformthat you canunderstandand usenormally:
Messagesencryptedusing thepublickeycan be decrypted only by someone with theprivatekey.
Synonyms
decipher
decode
Operating computers
- admin
- aliasing
- always-on
- backsomeoneup
- black hat
- computerize
- enter
- escape
- interface
- keyboarder
- miswrite
- mount
- mouse oversomething
- munging
- navigational
- networking
- paste
- Skype
- ticket
- uninstall
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Codes & decoding
Examplesofdecrypting
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It is clear that one does not have to give away keys, the private keys, as long as one isdecryptingwhat the law enforcement people require.
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The receivers are capable ofdecryptingthe packet and forwarding the packet in the secure network environment.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is a useful tool for spotting relationship patterns across generations, anddecryptingseemingly irrational behavior.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Decryptingand reprogramming the chaperone code represents a gigantic initiative that generates new hopes for the development of therapeutics for degenerative diseases.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Antivirus software can detect it bydecryptingthe viruses using an emulator, or by statistical pattern analysis of the encrypted virus body.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When round keys are short, this can be achieved by simply exhaustivelydecryptingthe ciphertext pairs one round with each possible round key.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The final step indecryptingthe ciphertext is to use the table to convert numeric values back into letters.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It includes functionality for encrypting anddecryptingdata and for authentication using digital certificates.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some receivers are capable of unscrambling ordecryptingthe received signal.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A threshold of the participating parties need to cooperate in order to achieve a cryptographic task, such asdecryptinga message.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The method fordecryptingis identical to the method for encryption.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Their independent developer had vested time decoding anddecryptingthe original package to build a legal case.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The algorithm is self-inverse; re-encrypting the ciphertext with the same key is equivalent todecryptingit.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They can also secure assistance from computer personnel indecryptingdata (see mandatory decryption), under penalty of imprisonment.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This type of encryption uses two different keys, one for encrypting and the other fordecrypting.
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- take your eye off the ball
- take-your-eye-off-the-ball
- take your foot off the gas
- take-your-foot-off-the-gas
- take your hat off to sb
- take-your-hat-off-to-sb
- take your hat off to someone
- take your life in your hands
- take-your-life-in-your-hands
- take your lumps
- take-your-lumps
- take your (own) life
- take-your-own-life
- take your pick
- take your time
- take-your-time
- taking
- taking of property
- takings
- takkie
- talcum powder
- talcum-powder
- tale
- talent
- talent agency