encrypted; encrypting; encrypts
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The software will encrypt the message before it is sent.
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If a user begins encrypting files in bulk, immediately restrict their access.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Faiq’s brother, Adam Iza, allegedly used cellphones and encrypted messaging applications to communicate with some of the kidnappers, directing them as to the logistics of the scheme and also providing funding, court records show.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
The company also says Samsung Knox helps secure the digital ID on Galaxy devices and that ID information is encrypted directly on the device.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Provided both devices run at least the 2021-vintage Android 12 and the Phone by Google app—not a third-party dialer from Samsung or another firm—your contact’s phone will verify a real call by sending an end-to-end-encrypted confirmation signal to your phone.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 3 June 2026
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Faiq’s brother, Adam Iza, allegedly used cellphones and encrypted messaging applications to communicate with some of the kidnappers, directing them as to the logistics of the scheme and also providing funding, court records show.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
The company also says Samsung Knox helps secure the digital ID on Galaxy devices and that ID information is encrypted directly on the device.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Provided both devices run at least the 2021-vintage Android 12 and the Phone by Google app—not a third-party dialer from Samsung or another firm—your contact’s phone will verify a real call by sending an end-to-end-encrypted confirmation signal to your phone.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 3 June 2026
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encrypt
verb
en·crypt
in-ˈkript 
: to change (information) from one form to another especially to hide its meaning
encrypt the message
encryption
noun
-ˈkrip-shən
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