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CryptoP
Plaintext
Information that's unencrypted, waiting to be sent or transmitted to another party. Plaintext is the input given to a cryptographic algorithm, such as an encryption algorithm, which then encodes data into ciphertext. The ciphertext is the message transmitted to the receiving party
Example
“When you type your wallet password into a crypto app, the plaintext password is encrypted by the software before being stored or transmitted to ensure security.”