encrypted; encrypting; encrypts
Examples of encrypt in a Sentence
The software will encrypt the message before it is sent.
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On Sunday, Wichita’s city government reported the ransomware incident, which was found encrypting data for certain city systems.
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Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 May 2024
In an April hearing for a case involving customers who sued the hotel chain, Marriott acknowledged that its systems were not encrypted and instead used secure hash algorithm 1 (SHA-1), which doesn't qualify as encryption.
—Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 1 May 2024
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Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 May 2024
In an April hearing for a case involving customers who sued the hotel chain, Marriott acknowledged that its systems were not encrypted and instead used secure hash algorithm 1 (SHA-1), which doesn't qualify as encryption.
—Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 1 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for encrypt
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“Encrypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encrypt. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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