Encryption is a process of transforming information or data into a CODE that can only be accessed by authorized individuals. It is used to protect sensitive information from being accessed by unauthorized people. The term 'encryptions' can be broken down into two words: 'CODE' and 'ENCRYPTION'. Codes are a set of symbols, letters, or numbers that represent a specific meaning. ENCRYPTION is the process of scrambling the CODE so that it is unreadable to anyone who does not have the key to decrypt it.