Re: whats the difference between Encryption and Encoding ? or both are same ?
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Re: whats the difference between Encryption and Encoding ? or both are same ?

From: BRG <brg@nowhere.org>
Date: Sun Oct 16 2005 - 22:42:13 CEST



minreh@gmail.com wrote:


> Hi All,


> 


> Here I am a bit confuse about two terms i.e.


> 1) Encryption and decryption


> 2) Encoding and decoding


> Well both the term encoding and encryption are same...?



Information is encoded in order to achieve one or more specific objectives.



Encryption is an encoding in which the specific objective is to hide the


information from all except those who have permission to see it.



   Brian Gladman


Received on Mon Oct 17 20:48:30 2005