Key Cryptography
By Mark Sharron
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14 December 2020
What is a Cryptographic Key?
A Cryptographic Key is a term used to describe the process of transforming plain text information into ciphertext. When sending sensitive information, plain text can be turned into unreadable text while being sent to the recipient. The recipient then uses their cryptographic key to turn that text back into a readable version.

Mark Sharron
Mark Sharron leads Search & Generative AI Strategy at ISMS.online. His focus is communicating how ISO 27001, ISO 42001 and SOC 2 work in practice - tying risk to controls, policies and evidence with audit-ready traceability. Mark partners with product and customer teams so this logic is embedded in workflows and web content - helping organisations understand, prove security, privacy and AI governance with confidence.
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