encrypted; encrypting; encrypts
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The software will encrypt the message before it is sent.
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Echoing the sentiment is Rashmi Agrawal, cofounder and CTO at CipherSonic Labs, a company building FHE-powered encrypted AI infrastructure.
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IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
All of it is encrypted, and some of it could be stored by actors anticipating that current encryption methods may become less effective over time.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
NextGen also allows broadcasters to encrypt channels with DRM content controls; NextGen-compatible sets don’t have issues with that, but some add-on tuners do.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
Ransomware doesn’t encrypt your files directly with Kyber1024.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
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IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
All of it is encrypted, and some of it could be stored by actors anticipating that current encryption methods may become less effective over time.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
NextGen also allows broadcasters to encrypt channels with DRM content controls; NextGen-compatible sets don’t have issues with that, but some add-on tuners do.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
Ransomware doesn’t encrypt your files directly with Kyber1024.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Encrypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encrypt. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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encrypt
verb
en·crypt
in-ˈkript 
: to change (information) from one form to another especially to hide its meaning
encrypt the message
encryption
noun
-ˈkrip-shən
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