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When you see a padlock icon in your browser's address bar, it indicates the website is using this secure protocol to protect your data.
- DNS
- SMTP
- HTTPS
- FTP
This type of secret phrase or word is required to unlock an encrypted file or log into a secure account.
- Username
- Cache
- Password
- Cookie
Before sending private information online, your computer scrambles it using this process, making it unreadable to anyone who intercepts it.
- Defragmentation
- Indexing
- Compression
- Encryption
The scrambled, unreadable result you get after applying encryption to a message is known by this term.
- Rawtext
- Ciphertext
- Cleartext
- Plaintext
In cryptography, this piece of secret information is used to both lock and unlock encrypted messages.
- Salt
- Seed
- Token
- Key
A website's digital identity is verified by this electronic document, ensuring you're connecting to the legitimate site.
- SSL certificate
- IP address
- MAC address
- Domain name
Hackers who try to crack codes and break into systems without permission are often called by this color-themed name.
- White hat
- Red hat
- Black hat
- Blue hat
This type of message appears to come from a trusted source but is actually designed to trick you into revealing personal information.
- Spoofing
- Firewall
- Spamming
- Phishing
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