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- Ciphertext is encrypted text. plaintext is what you have before encryption, and ciphertext is the encrypted result. The term cipher is sometimes used as a synonym for ciphertext, but it more properly means the method of encryption rather than the result.

CONTRIBUTORS:	Ramesh B Kothamasu
LAST UPDATED:	04 Jun 2007

Read more about ciphertext:

-	Eduscapes' "Codes, Ciphers & Secret Messages" includes links to a number of sites where you can practice encrypting or decrypting ciphertext.
-	RSA Security is a popular source of explanations.
-	For the more advanced reader, visit "Quantum Computation/Cryptography" at Los Alamos.

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