What is Cryptography?

Question

Can anyone tell me what is Cryptography?

Answer 1

Cryptography is a set of methods to convert an ordinary plain text into unintelligible text and unintelligible text to plain text to protect information.

In simple words, cryptography is storing and transmitting data in a specific form that enables only those particular users to read and process the information.

Cryptography is important to protect the data from theft or alteration, and for user authentication.

If you want to learn more, check out this Cryptography Tutorial Blog by Intellipaat.

Also, watch this video on Cryptography: