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encryption
The process by which information or data is converted into a code using an algorithm in order to protect it from unauthorized access.
Eine sichere Ende-zu-Ende-Verschlüsselung ist für den Schutz der Privatsphäre bei Messengern unerlässlich.
Secure end-to-end encryption is essential for protecting privacy in messaging apps.
The word contains 'der Schlüssel' (the key). The prefix 'ver-' describes a transformation, and the ending '-ung' turns the verb 'verschlüsseln' (to encrypt) into a noun. Literally, it is the process of 'locking up' data.
Ohne den richtigen Code kann man die Verschlüsselung nicht aufheben.
Without the right code, you cannot remove the encryption.
Common adjectives are 'sichere' (secure), 'starke' (strong), or 'schwache' (weak) Verschlüsselung (encryption). A common fixed term is 'Ende-zu-Ende-Verschlüsselung' (end-to-end encryption). Typical verbs are 'aufheben' (to remove), 'knacken' (to crack), or 'umgehen' (to bypass).
Experten ist es gelungen, die schwache Verschlüsselung zu knacken.
Experts managed to crack the weak encryption.
This word is used almost exclusively in the context of digital communication, data protection, and computer security, for example with emails, messaging services, or online payments.
Die Bank nutzt für alle Transaktionen eine 256-Bit-Verschlüsselung.
The bank uses 256-bit encryption for all transactions.
code
'der Code' and 'die Verschlüsselung' are both connected to protecting information. A code is a system of characters or signals in which information can be hidden or represented. Encryption is the process by which data is converted into such a protected form. The words can be confused because after encryption, you often only see a code or encrypted characters. If you are talking about the result or the system of characters, 'Code' fits; if you mean the process of protecting the data, 'Verschlüsselung' fits.
Wegen der Verschlüsselung können Fremde die Nachricht nicht lesen.
Because of the encryption, outsiders cannot read the message.
Im Code stehen die echten Namen nicht mehr direkt in der Nachricht.
In the code, the real names no longer appear directly in the message.