Is it possible to decrypt encrypted data?

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Yes of course - that's what encryption was invented for - encrypt data for some time (or during transmission), but then being able to decrypt it again. Without the option to decrypt, it's more like hashing data. 4 нояб. 2015 г.

Can you decrypt encrypted data?

Right-click the file or folder you want to decrypt, and then click Properties. On the General tab, click Advanced. Clear the Encrypt contents to secure data checkbox, and then click OK.

Can encrypted data be recovered?

Depending on your computer's encryption software, you may be able to retrieve data by transferring the original drive's security certificate to another drive, allowing for appropriate decryption with Encrypting File System (EFS) and some other encryption technologies.

Is it possible to break the encryption?

Today's encryption algorithms can be broken. Their security derives from the wildly impractical lengths of time it can take to do so. Let's say you're using a 128-bit AES cipher. The number of possible keys with 128 bits is 2 raised to the power of 128, or 3.4x1038, or 340 undecillion.

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