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Verschlüsselung

/fɛɐ̯ˈʃlʏsəlʊŋ/· noun· Pl. die Verschlüsselungen

encryption

Die Verschlüsselung turns data into a code only the right key can open — for emails, hard drives and every website with https. It's a fixed point in any talk about Datenschutz.

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Verschlüsselung
encryption

Ohne Verschlüsselung dürfen wir keine Patientendaten schicken.

We aren't allowed to send patient data without encryption.

Word family

Verschlüsselungverschlüsselnto encryptverschlüsseltencryptedentschlüsselnto decryptder Schlüsselkey

Common combinations

  • die Ende-zu-Ende-Verschlüsselungend-to-end encryption
  • Daten verschlüsselt speichernto store data encrypted
  • eine sichere Verschlüsselungstrong encryption

Real examples

  • Alle Laptops der Firma haben eine Verschlüsselung der Festplatte.All the company's laptops have hard-drive encryption.
  • Ohne Verschlüsselung können Fremde die Daten mitlesen.Without encryption, strangers can read the data.
  • Bitte schick mir das Passwort nicht in derselben Mail wie die verschlüsselte Datei.Please don't send me the password in the same email as the encrypted file.

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