What is a Cipher?

In cryptography, a cipher is an algorithm used to perform encryption and/or decryption. Some people may use the alternate spelling “cypher”, but the meaning is still the same. In common usage, the terms code and cipher can be considered synonymous. In the realm of cryptography, however, the two are distinct. Codes aren’t really numbers […]

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