Plaintext: Unencrypted or unformatted text that can be easily read and understood by humans. It is often used in cryptography to refer to data in its original, readable form before encryption. Examples include a plain text email message or a plain text document.
Categories: CC D5: Security Operations | CCSP D2: Cloud Data Security | CISM D3: Information Security Program | CISSP D3: Security Architecture and Engineering | Security+ D1: General Security Concepts | SSCP D5: Cryptography
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