Encryption: Revision history

5 October 2026

• curprev 12:2312:23, 5 October 2026 OAbot talk contribs m 40,739 bytes +50 Open access bot: url-access=subscription updated in citation with #oabot. undo

4 October 2026

• curprev 12:3212:32, 4 October 2026 Explicit talk contribs m 40,689 bytes −72 Removed deleted item from hatnote. undo

1 October 2026

• curprev 00:3900:39, 1 October 2026 Irkeyra talk contribs 40,761 bytes −17 No edit summary undo

29 September 2026

• curprev 18:0118:01, 29 September 2026 T8y talk contribs 40,778 bytes +546 →Regulatory compliance: Clarify PCI DSS requirements for PAN storage and transmission; update citations to PCI SSC FAQs undo

28 September 2026

• curprev 10:3710:37, 28 September 2026 Gurung Roshan talk contribs 40,232 bytes +1,166 updateed PGP ownership (Symantec 2010 to Broadcom 2019), fix Symantec link that pointed to NortonLifeLock, removed unverified "regularly updated" claim undo Tags: Disambiguation links added Newcomer task Newcomer task: update

25 September 2026

• curprev 10:3910:39, 25 September 2026 T8y talk contribs 39,066 bytes +1,700 →Limitations: Add citations to support the claim that quantum computing can reduce the security margin of symmetric-key encryption. undo Tags: Visual edit Newcomer task Newcomer task: update
• curprev 09:5609:56, 25 September 2026 T8y talk contribs 37,366 bytes +66 →Limitations: Avoid overgeneralizing quantum vulnerability to all public-key cryptography. Specify RSA and elliptic-curve systems. undo Tags: Visual edit Newcomer task Newcomer task: update
• curprev 09:4109:41, 25 September 2026 T8y talk contribs 37,300 bytes −33 →Limitations: Correct description of Shor's algorithm. Remove unsupported comparison with classical RSA key-generation time. undo Tags: Visual edit Newcomer task Newcomer task: update
• curprev 09:3709:37, 25 September 2026 T8y talk contribs 37,333 bytes +52 →Limitations: Remove the unsupported classical factoring estimate. Correct misleading estimate of the time required to factor modern RSA keys using classical computers. undo Tags: Visual edit Newcomer task Newcomer task: update

19 September 2026

• curprev 11:0911:09, 19 September 2026 T8y talk contribs 37,281 bytes −33 Avoid implying that unauthorized decryption is merely difficult rather than computationally infeasible. Moreover, information-theoretically secure systems such as a correctly used one-time pad cannot be uniquely decrypted from ciphertext alone. undo Tags: Visual edit Newcomer task Newcomer task: update

12 September 2026

• curprev 18:0218:02, 12 September 2026 T8y talk contribs 37,314 bytes −4 →Ancient: avoid overstating the resistance of polyalphabetic ciphers to frequency analysis undo Tags: Visual edit Newcomer task Newcomer task: update
• curprev 17:1517:15, 12 September 2026 T8y talk contribs 37,318 bytes +38 →Limitations: Correct misleading claims about quantum-computer speed and cryptographic impact. undo Tags: Visual edit Edit Suggestion seen Newcomer task Newcomer task: update
• curprev 17:1117:11, 12 September 2026 T8y talk contribs 37,280 bytes −5 →19th–20th century: "computing power" is misleading undo Tags: Visual edit Edit Suggestion seen Newcomer task Newcomer task: update
• curprev 16:5016:50, 12 September 2026 T8y talk contribs 37,285 bytes +12 →Limitations: Avoid misleading description of quantum computing as simply processing large amounts of data simultaneously. undo Tags: Visual edit Newcomer task Newcomer task: update
• curprev 16:4816:48, 12 September 2026 T8y talk contribs 37,273 bytes +2 →Encryption in cryptography: Correct terminology. Symmetric-key and public-key describe classes of cryptographic schemes, not simply types of keys. undo Tags: Visual edit Newcomer task Newcomer task: update
• curprev 16:4016:40, 12 September 2026 T8y talk contribs 37,271 bytes −7 →Modern: avoid the absolute claim that brute force is impossible undo Tags: Visual edit Newcomer task Newcomer task: update
• curprev 16:3516:35, 12 September 2026 T8y talk contribs 37,278 bytes −114 Avoid absolute claim that modern encryption "ensures" security. Modern encryption algorithms can be cryptographically strong, while systems that use them remain insecure because of weaknesses elsewhere, such as poor key management. undo Tags: Visual edit Newcomer task Newcomer task: update
• curprev 16:2816:28, 12 September 2026 T8y talk contribs 37,392 bytes −72 →Limitations: Update outdated claim. Real physical quantum computers are commercially accessible through cloud services today, not just simulators. undo Tags: Visual edit Newcomer task Newcomer task: update
• curprev 16:1816:18, 12 September 2026 T8y talk contribs 37,464 bytes −12 →Limitations: Key length is not the only factor. Security also depends on the encryption algorithm, its implementation, key management, and whether the algorithm has known weaknesses. undo Tags: Visual edit Edit Suggestion seen Newcomer task Newcomer task: update
• curprev 16:1516:15, 12 September 2026 T8y talk contribs 37,476 bytes +9 →Modern: DES (Data Encryption Standard) is a block cipher, not a cipher suite. undo Tags: Visual edit Newcomer task Newcomer task: update
• curprev 16:1116:11, 12 September 2026 T8y talk contribs 37,467 bytes −24 →Attacks and countermeasures: Remove incorrect reference to "ciphertext stealing" as an attack. Ciphertext stealing (CTS) is an encryption technique, not an attack method. undo Tags: Visual edit Newcomer task Newcomer task: update
• curprev 16:0716:07, 12 September 2026 T8y talk contribs 37,491 bytes +34 →Types: Clarify that Diffie–Hellman is a key-exchange method rather than a message-encryption algorithm. undo Tags: Visual edit Newcomer task Newcomer task: update
• curprev 16:0516:05, 12 September 2026 T8y talk contribs 37,457 bytes −32 →19th–20th century: Correct misleading claim that Enigma was a more advanced version of the M-94. The two devices were developed independently and work on substantially different principles. undo Tags: Visual edit Newcomer task Newcomer task: update
• curprev 15:5915:59, 12 September 2026 T8y talk contribs 37,489 bytes +24 →Types: Clarify RSA chronology: the algorithm was developed in 1977, with the paper published in 1978. undo Tags: Visual edit Newcomer task Newcomer task: update
• curprev 15:5615:56, 12 September 2026 T8y talk contribs 37,465 bytes +2 →Modern: Correct Serpent key-size claim; the cipher supports keys up to 256 bits, not 512 bits. undo Tags: Visual edit Newcomer task Newcomer task: update
• curprev 15:5415:54, 12 September 2026 T8y talk contribs 37,463 bytes +1 Correct misspelling of U.S. Army cryptographer Joseph O. Mauborgne's surname. undo Tags: Visual edit Newcomer task Newcomer task: update
• curprev 15:5115:51, 12 September 2026 T8y talk contribs 37,462 bytes −17 Correct the link to "cryptography" undo Tags: Visual edit Newcomer task Newcomer task: update
• curprev 15:4415:44, 12 September 2026 T8y talk contribs 37,479 bytes −40 Correct lead: encryption is not encoding undo Tags: Visual edit Newcomer task Newcomer task: update

10 September 2026

• curprev 16:0516:05, 10 September 2026 Josefhoracek talk contribs m 37,519 bytes 0 →Limitations: added a missing hyphen undo Tag: Visual edit

10 August 2026

• curprev 18:1018:10, 10 August 2026 ~2026-44123-43 talk 37,519 bytes −18 encryption goal has nothing to do with preventing interference undo

18 July 2026

• curprev 06:0306:03, 18 July 2026 ~2026-40353-51 talk 37,537 bytes +89 →Types: Update template undo

3 July 2026

• curprev 13:4913:49, 3 July 2026 IrisChronomia talk contribs m 37,448 bytes −79 Reverted 1 edit by Faryad Ashraf (talk) to last revision by Cierani undo Tags: Twinkle Undo

24 June 2026

• curprev 06:0906:09, 24 June 2026 Faryad Ashraf talk contribs m 37,527 bytes +79 →Modern: The Page was 404 now updated with better information which is live. undo Tags: Reverted Visual edit

9 June 2026

• curprev 12:1212:12, 9 June 2026 Cierani talk contribs m 37,448 bytes −13 →(top): The hyperlink was not relevant undo Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit

7 June 2026

• curprev 12:2512:25, 7 June 2026 François Robere talk contribs 37,461 bytes +19 →The debate around encryption: Add related undo

5 June 2026

• curprev 11:5411:54, 5 June 2026 François Robere talk contribs 37,442 bytes +80 →The debate around encryption: Add "see also" undo Tag: Visual edit

29 May 2026

• curprev 12:0312:03, 29 May 2026 Wikideas1 talk contribs 37,362 bytes +36 →See also: List of cryptography software undo

30 April 2026

• curprev 05:5105:51, 30 April 2026 Peaceray talk contribs m 37,326 bytes −40 Rollback edit(s) by ~2026-26035-57 (talk): test edits (RW 16.1) undo Tags: RW Rollback

29 April 2026

• curprev 10:3010:30, 29 April 2026 ~2026-26035-57Temporary account has expired talk 37,366 bytes +40 →Encryption in cryptography: Safety undo Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web edit

27 March 2026

• curprev 23:2123:21, 27 March 2026 AnomieBOT talk contribs m 37,326 bytes +16 Dating maintenance tags: {{Cn}} undo
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17 March 2026

• curprev 14:5314:53, 17 March 2026 NeutralPointEditor talk contribs m 37,584 bytes +60 added wiki links undo Tag: Visual edit

15 March 2026

• curprev 05:0305:03, 15 March 2026 Jgellatly talk contribs 37,524 bytes −12 Fix citation date formatting: standardize access-date to ISO format per MOS:DATEFORMAT undo

13 March 2026

• curprev 17:3517:35, 13 March 2026 Jgellatly talk contribs 37,536 bytes +2,062 Add regulatory compliance subsection: HIPAA encryption addressable safeguard, NPRM mandatory encryption, breach notification safe harbor, PCI DSS undo

13 February 2026

• curprev 12:0812:08, 13 February 2026 Rageking890m talk contribs 35,474 bytes +1 No edit summary undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

7 February 2026

• curprev 11:1011:10, 7 February 2026 Larry Hockett talk contribs m 35,473 bytes +252 Reverted edit by Zeavcakn (talk) to last version by R'n'B undo Tag: Rollback
• curprev 11:0511:05, 7 February 2026 Renamed user 54aee979e7196dd65de4a8ee4d941fea talk contribs m 35,221 bytes −252 No edit summary undo Tags: Reverted references removed Mobile edit Mobile app edit iOS app edit App section source

9 January 2026

• curprev 22:2122:21, 9 January 2026 R'n'B talk contribs m 35,473 bytes −4 Disambiguating links to Decoding (link removed) using DisamAssist. undo

28 December 2025

• curprev 22:1822:18, 28 December 2025 Meters talk contribs 35,477 bytes −2,186 Undid revision 1329973756 by ~2025-43581-54 (talk) rmv duplicate undo Tag: Undo
• curprev 21:4421:44, 28 December 2025 ~2025-43581-54Temporary account has expired talk 37,663 bytes +2,186 {{short description|Process of converting plaintext to ciphertext}} {{hatnote group| {{About|algorithms for encryption and decryption|an overview of cryptographic technology in general|Cryptography|the music album|Encryption (album)}} {{Redirect-distinguish|Encrypt|Encrypt (film)}} }} [[File:Public key encryption keys.svg|alt=Text being turned into nonsense, then gets converted back to original|thumb|300x300px|A simple illustration of public-key cryptography, one of the most widely used form... undo Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web edit