Decryption
By CoinGecko | Updated on Mar 03, 2020
Describes the process of decrypting data that was previously encrypted (made unreable) back to a readable form. An example of this would be the conversion of a hash back to its original phrase.
Original phrase (words): Bitcoin is fun
Encrypted phrase (SHA-256): 5A01BA5E208AC4E599F0EDEFF52991644EDF595717E80CB20D9756A85A334D94
Decrypted phrase (words): Bitcoin is fun
You can try it out here: https://passwordsgenerator.net/sha256-hash-generator/
Related Terms
Composability
Composability refers to the ability to combine different components of a software stack.
Scrypt
one of the hashing algoritm used in proof-of-work protocol, scrypt requires more memory in order to performing mining functions
Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG)
Directed acyclic graphs refers to a data structure that is built in one single direction, yet branches out and never repeats.
Hashrate
Total processing power of a blockchain or what is the same, are the amount of hash values that can be made in a period of time.
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