Plaintext, The original, readable information before encryption., Ciphertext, Information that has been transformed so it cannot normally be understood without the appropriate decryption method., Encryption, A process of converting readable information into an unreadable form to protect it., Decryption, Converting encrypted information back into readable information., Hashing, A process that converts data into a fixed-length hash value and is designed to be one-way., Hash Value, A fixed-length result produced from data by a hash function., School example of plaintext, A student types: "My assignment is due Friday.", School example of encryption, A teacher sends confidential student records through a secure system., School example of hashing, A school checks a file's hash to see whether the assignment has been changed., Real-world encryption example, Sending a message through a secure messaging application., Real-world hashing example, Password storage in websites and online education systems., Cryptographic key, A value used by an encryption algorithm to encrypt or decrypt data.

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