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The process of encrypting individual files on a storage medium and permitting access to the encrypted data only after proper authentication is provided.

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Loss of data due to encryption

There is at least one lossy cryptosystem: The Rabin cryptosystem. When you decrypt a cryptotext, you get four candidates of the actual message. (In many asesm three of these are usualy a nonsense.) T …
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How secure is file header encryption for large files?

It depends on the format. The size suggests it is a video. However, video formats seems to be designed to be seekable. That means, the attacker seems to be able to: Create some header (guessing the …
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