Encryption

An algorithm used to scramble data which makes it unreadable to everyone except the recipient. This is often used by e-commerce sites to secure credit card data. Secure sites use encryption.

The eDonkey p2p program is NOT protected with much encryption.

by Larstait November 11, 2003

timed-release encryption

Encrypt into the future. Encrypt a message so that it will be decrypted only after a predetermined amount of time. It is an area of cryptography.

Timed-release encryption can be used for sealed-bid auctions, so that the bids will open at the end of the auction process.

by Conanito October 27, 2011

encraption

To use so bad encryption that a bored individual could break it.

Secure messaging software called "Cryptocat" used to have so bad encryption that they started calling it encraption.

by lobbyist August 5, 2013

encryptment thesis

The theory popularized by time-travel researcher Nicholas Meyler, that information from the Future, frequently about disasters, is often embedded or encrypted subtly (see "steganography") into artworks like music, or literature, as possible warnings, to avert damage.

The FBI could have used the encryptment thesis to deduce the September 11 attacks before they happened, but, instead, obstructed justice.

by Nicholas Meyler April 29, 2003

encraption

To hide, unlink or obfuscate data in order to protect it.

Are you going to encrypt the bank details with DES?
Nah, I'll just use bit-shifting
Sounds like encraption to me

by trumpetboy December 31, 2007

Rewrite the Encryptions

South Park's hilarious send-up of bullshit fictional hacking in movies.

Kyle Broflowski can't log onto a message board, but is able to break through the access code by "rewriting the encryptions". He achieves this by typing furiously until the screen reads "Access Granted".

Kyle: Dammit, they've got an access code! I'll rewrite the encryptions!
(types furiously for 5 seconds)
Got it!
(Cartman and Stan look at him incredulously)

by Quaff March 23, 2011

data encraption

The process which occurs when a computer or other electronic device corrupts files.

Our server at work got hit and now none of my files will open thanks to data encraption.

by Entropy156 June 23, 2010