A decryptionDecryption transforms ciphertext to reveal the original plaintext. Encryption is the reverse process to decryption. Read More key is a string of characters used to decrypt ciphertextCiphertext is encrypted text that requires a decryption key to read. Converting ciphertext into readable plaintext requires the appropriate key... Read More and restore the cipherA cipher is an encryption algorithm used to protect information. Both mathematical and non-mathematical elements construct ciphers to make the... Read More back to its original form. Decryption keys are typically longer than encryptionEncryption is the process of encoding an original form of information called plaintext using an algorithm called a cipher. The... Read More keys because complex algorithms require more bits of information.