International Journal of Computer Applications |
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
Volume 1 - Number 15 |
Year of Publication: 2010 |
Authors: Ayushi |
10.5120/331-502 |
Ayushi . A Symmetric Key Cryptographic Algorithm. International Journal of Computer Applications. 1, 15 ( February 2010), 1-4. DOI=10.5120/331-502
Any communication in the language that you and I speak-that is the human language, takes the form of plain text or clear text. That is, a message in plain text can be understood by anybody knowing the language as long as the message is not codified in any manner. So, now we have to use coding scheme to ensure that information is hidden from anyone for whom it is not intended, even those who can see the coded data.