encrypted file

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encrypt
verb[T usually passive]
uk
/ɪnˈkrɪpt/us
/ɪnˈkrɪpt/
to change electronic information or signals into a secret code (= system of letters, numbers, or symbols) that people cannot understand or use on ...
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file
noun
uk
/faɪl/us
/faɪl/
any of several different types of container used to store papers, letters, and other documents in an ordered way, especially in ...
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In order to open theencryptedfilean exchange of keys is done.
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If someone wanted to download a copy of thisencryptedfile, he would have to download it simultaneously from many computers.
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Cryptoloop can create anencryptedfilesystem within a partition or from within a regular file in the regular file system.
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Some search engines support inspection of files that are stored in a compressed orencryptedfileformat.
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Victims need to submit anencryptedfilewithout sensitive information, which allows the unlockers to deduce which encryption key was used.
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For long term storage, keys are usually stored in secstore or in anencryptedfile.
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For example, the device may be the unencrypted version of anencryptedfile.
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Cryptocat also offersencryptedfileand photo sharing, allowing users to send documents and photos to each other using end-to-end encryption.
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The insurance files are not to be confused with anotherencryptedfilecontaining diplomatic cables, the password of which has been compromised.
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It is not yet clear how or when theencryptedfileitself was released inadvertently.
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It brought a secure computing environment that anonymized all internet activity, and had portableencryptedfilestorage.
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The rsyncrypto algorithm ensures that two almost identical files, when encrypted with rsyncrypto and the same key, will produce almost identical encrypted files.
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Convergent encryption derives the key from the file content itself and means an identical file encrypted on different computers result in identical encrypted files.
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This third party, for legal reasons, will then use a fourth party to release encrypted files, which then allow the card to decode encrypted content.
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Other players treated the corrupted data on ilovebees.com as encrypted files to decipher, or used image files found on the web server to solve puzzles.
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It offers free and paid versions; with the paid version users may restrict access to their encrypted files to a group of trusted friends.
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Several encrypted files on the hard drive contained flight schedules, calculations of detonation times, and other items.
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It transparently encrypts files, using an arbitrary directory as storage for the encrypted files.
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It provides a centralized way for users to store sensitive passwords in encrypted files, called wallets.
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The encrypted files were decrypted and translated.
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