encrypted; encrypting; encrypts
Examples of encrypt in a Sentence
The software will encrypt the message before it is sent.
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The revelation raised the possibility that an unknown entity had obtained the cryptographic equivalent of a skeleton key that could be used to surreptitiously decrypt millions of users’ DNS queries that were encrypted through DNS over TLS or DNS over HTTPS.
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Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
Even if communications are encrypted, this type of intelligence gathering can still determine the number, type and activity of emitters.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Secure your internet traffic by enabling a VPN to encrypt your data in transit.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The Palo Alto Police Department initially encrypted its radio chatter in 2021, but reversed course a year later.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
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Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
Even if communications are encrypted, this type of intelligence gathering can still determine the number, type and activity of emitters.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Secure your internet traffic by enabling a VPN to encrypt your data in transit.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The Palo Alto Police Department initially encrypted its radio chatter in 2021, but reversed course a year later.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Encrypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encrypt. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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