| Backup Terms Glossary |
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Handy Backup English
Encryption
The "Encryption" category contains cipher-related terms including the description of different types of data encryption and general considerations about data security. You can see the list of the terms from this category below.
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3DES
3DES, also referred to as Triple DES, a mode of the DES encryption algorithm that encrypts data three times. Nowadays... (more about 3DES...)
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AES
AES, Short for Advanced Encryption Standard, is a symmetric 128-bit block data encryption technique developed by Belgian cryptographers Joan Daemen... (more about AES...)
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Cipher
Cipher is the generic term used to describe a means of encrypting data. In addition, the term cipher can refer... (more about Cipher...)
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Cipher Text
Cipher text is data that has been encrypted. Cipher text is unreadable until it has been converted into plain text... (more about Cipher Text...)
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Cryptography
The subject of cryptography is primarily concerned with maintaining the privacy of communications, and modern methods use a number of... (more about Cryptography...)
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Decryption
Decryption is a process of decoding encrypted data back to its original form using the same encryption method and most... (more about Decryption...)
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DES
DES, Short for Data Encryption Standard, a popular symmetric-key encryption method developed in 1975 and standardized by ANSI in 1981... (more about DES...)
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Encryption Algorithm
An encryption algorithm is a mathematical procedure for performing encryption on data. Through the use of an algorithm, information is... (more about Encryption Algorithm...)
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Encryption
Encryption is translation of data, or plain text, into a secret code, or cipher text. Now every backup program supports encryptio... (more about Encryption...)
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Public-key encryption
Public-key encryption is a special encryption method, employing two passwords instead of one. One is password is given out to... (more about Public-key encryption...)
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RC4
RC4 is a variable key-size stream cipher with byte-oriented operations. The algorithm is based on the use of a random... (more about RC4...)
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RC5
RC5 is a parameterized algorithm with a variable block size, a variable key size, and a variable number of round... (more about RC5...)
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RC6
RC6 is a block cipher based on RC5. RC6 is a parameterized algorithm where the block size, the key siz... (more about RC6...)
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Symmetric key cryptography
Symmetric-key cryptography is an encryption system in which the sender and receiver of a message share a single, common key... (more about Symmetric key cryptography...)
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Triple DES
Triple DES, also referred to as 3DES, is a mode of the DES encryption algorithm that encrypts data three time... (more about Triple DES...)
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Blowfish Encryption Algorithm
The blowfish encryption algorithm is a symmetric encryption algorithm designed by Bruce Schneier in 1993 as an alternative to existing... (more about Blowfish Encryption Algorithm...)
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Spanning is a process of dividing a large volume of data over several media. A span is a supported function in... (more about Spanning...)
Backup Terms Glossary
The current glossary explains various terms that you may come across while working with Handy Backup or other backup software.
Handy Backup is a popular utility for Windows that is famous for its flexibility and ease of use.
At present, the glossary contains 472 terms. The current section Encryption, contains 16 terms.
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