Ciphertext
Course: AP® Cybersecurity Shows up in: Unit 5: Securing Applications and Data
The unreadable output of an encryption algorithm; only the right key turns it back into plaintext.
Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 5.3.A.2
Why it matters in Unit 5
A stolen ciphertext is useless without the key.
Example
A string of hex characters in a .enc file.
Learn it properly, with a checkpoint 5.3 Protecting Stored Data with Cryptography