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plaintext

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Unencrypted information that may be input to an encryption operation. Note: Plain text is not a synonym for clear text. See clear text.
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CNSSI 4009-2015 under plain text fromIETF RFC 4949 Ver 2 - Adapted

Information that is not encrypted.
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CNSSI 4009-2015 under clear text fromISO/IEC 7498-2

Intelligible data that has meaning and can be read or acted upon without the application of decryption. Also known as cleartext.
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NIST SP 800-20 under Plaintext
NIST SP 800-67 Rev. 2 under Plaintext

Usable data that is formatted as input to a mode.
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NIST SP 800-38A under Plaintext

The input data to the authenticated encryption function that is both authenticated and encrypted.
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NIST SP 800-38D under Plaintext

The input to the authenticated-encryption function.
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NIST SP 800-38F

Intelligible data that has meaning and can be understood without the application of decryption.
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NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 5 under Plaintext
NIST SP 800-57 Part 2 Rev.1 under Plaintext

Data that has not been encrypted; intelligible data that has meaning and can be understood without the application of decryption.
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NIST SP 800-175B Rev. 1 under Plaintext

Intelligible data that has meaning and can be understood without the application of cryptography.
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NIST SP 800-175A

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