The process of disguising plaintext in such a way that its substance gets hidden (into what is known as cipher-text) is called _________________

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Cryptography can be used to secure browsing, such as with virtual private networks (VPNs). VPNs use encrypted tunnels, asymmetric encryption, and public and private shared keys.

Cryptography can be broken down into three types:

  1. Secret Key Cryptography
  2. Public Key Cryptography
  3. Hash Functions


Cryptography also comes in three main varieties:

  1. Symmetric key cryptography
  2. Asymmetric key cryptography
  3. Hash Function

The process of disguising plaintext in such a way that its substance gets hidden (into what is known as cipher-text) is called _________________