Decryption turns encrypted data back into its original form. It makes the content readable again. S/FTP and managed file transfer (MFT) servers encrypt files before sending them. They use specific methods to scramble the data. This keeps the files safe from people without the key. To use the files, you must unlock them. A key is used to reverse the encryption. This key may be shared or created during the process. Once the data is decrypted, you can open and read the file.
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Managed File Transfer Glossary
Definitions of words and abbreviations you need to know to successfully understand and build for the web
Decompression
Decompression is the process of restoring a compressed file back to its original size and state. It’s usually a required step for the receiving user of a file transfer, as files are typically compressed to reduce transmission time or storage space. Decompression allows the recipient system to recover the file’s full content and ensures the data is usable after it’s been transferred.
Data Encryption Standard
The Data Encryption Standard (DES) is a symmetric-key block cipher that emerged as one of the first U.S. federal standards for data encryption in the 1970s, but it has since been replaced with more secure encryption algorithms such as the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). Advances in computing power throughout the 1990s led to DES’s deprecation due to brute-force attacks in the early 2000s.
