Obfuscation
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| + | '''Obfuscation''' is the concealment of meaning in [[communication]], making it [[confusing]] and harder to [[interpret]]. | ||
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| + | Obfuscation may be used for many purposes. Similarly [[text-based]] language, like [[gyaru-moji]] and some forms of [[leet]] are obfuscated to make them incomprehensible to outsiders. | ||
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| + | In [[cryptography]], obfuscation refers to encoding the input data before it is sent to a [[hash function]] or other encryption scheme. This technique helps to make [[brute force attack]]s unfeasible, as it is difficult to determine the correct [[cleartext]]. | ||
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| + | In [[network security]], obfuscation refers to methods used to obscure an attack payload from inspection by network protection systems. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Eschew obfuscation]] | ||
| + | * [[Plain English]] | ||
| + | * [[Politics and the English Language]] | ||
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Obfuscation is the concealment of meaning in communication, making it confusing and harder to interpret.
Obfuscation may be used for many purposes. Similarly text-based language, like gyaru-moji and some forms of leet are obfuscated to make them incomprehensible to outsiders.
In cryptography, obfuscation refers to encoding the input data before it is sent to a hash function or other encryption scheme. This technique helps to make brute force attacks unfeasible, as it is difficult to determine the correct cleartext.
In network security, obfuscation refers to methods used to obscure an attack payload from inspection by network protection systems.
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