ciphertext

[ sahy-fer-tekst ]

noun

1. the encoded version of a message or other text; cryptogram.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ciphertext¹

First recorded in 1935–40; cipher + text

Example Sentences

The team presents a proof-of-concept where they force an encryption algorithm to transiently exit earlier, resulting in the exposure of reduced-round ciphertext.

From Science Daily

In AIP Advances, the team presents its method that uses quantum random numbers as encryption keys, disperses the keys via Sharmir's secret sharing algorithm, applies erasure coding within ciphertext, and securely transmits the data through QKD-protected networks to distributed clouds.

From Science Daily

In the case of steganography, one of those distributions represents the cover text, and the other represents the ciphertext, which contains the hidden message.

From Scientific American

Then, the program would use that language model to approximate a minimum entropy coupling between the cover text and the ciphertext, and that coupling would generate the string of characters that would be sent by text.

From Scientific American

The first step would be to choose a cover text distribution — that is, a giant collection of possible words to use in the message, as would come from ChatGPT or a similar large language model — that would hide the ciphertext.

From Scientific American