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== Definitions ==
  
 
'''Plain text''' - The data in human readable form.
 
'''Plain text''' - The data in human readable form.
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'''Cipher text''' - The encrypted data which can only be understood if decrypted.
 
'''Cipher text''' - The encrypted data which can only be understood if decrypted.
  
=Caesar Cipher=
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== Caesar Cipher ==
  
 
The creator was Julius Caesar.
 
The creator was Julius Caesar.
 
 
It is a substitution cipher which works by shifting letters by a number.
 
It is a substitution cipher which works by shifting letters by a number.

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Definitions

Plain text - The data in human readable form.

Cipher - An encryption method or algorithm.

Key - The data used to encrypt or decrypt the plain text.

Cipher text - The encrypted data which can only be understood if decrypted.

Caesar Cipher

The creator was Julius Caesar. It is a substitution cipher which works by shifting letters by a number.