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encryption: a standalone construct

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transforming a message under a secret key so that only holders of the key can recover it.

In computer science, encryption refers to transforming a message under a secret key so that only holders of the key can recover it. This meaning comes from Shannon (1949) in Bell System Technical Journal.[1]

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References

Shannon, C. E. (1949). Communication Theory of Secrecy Systems*. Bell System Technical Journal, 28(4), 656-715. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1538-7305.1949.tb00928.x

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