encrypted; encrypting; encrypts
Examples of encrypt in a Sentence
The software will encrypt the message before it is sent.
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The Palo Alto Police Department reversed course after initially encrypting its channels — re-opening them to the public, after citing the ability to use other means to protect citizen’s private information mentioned in the 2020 directive.
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
While many companies moved quickly to secure their systems after being notified, including Walmart, which encrypted its satellite communications, others, particularly certain US critical infrastructure operators, have yet to take action.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
The team has since released their method on GitHub to push more satellite owners to encrypt their data.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
As for organization and structure, the evidence in the Pacific Beach case showed the defendants coordinated their counter-protest on social media — both in public posts and private messages — and on encrypted but widely used messaging applications such as Signal.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
While many companies moved quickly to secure their systems after being notified, including Walmart, which encrypted its satellite communications, others, particularly certain US critical infrastructure operators, have yet to take action.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
The team has since released their method on GitHub to push more satellite owners to encrypt their data.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
As for organization and structure, the evidence in the Pacific Beach case showed the defendants coordinated their counter-protest on social media — both in public posts and private messages — and on encrypted but widely used messaging applications such as Signal.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Encrypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encrypt. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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