noun
- a person or device that converts plaintext into ciphertext using a cipher or encryption method
Usage: technical; often used in cryptography and information security contexts
Examples
- The encipherer scrambled the message so that only authorized recipients could read it.
- During World War II, the Enigma machine served as an encipherer for military communications.
- Modern encipherers use complex algorithms to protect sensitive data.
- The software acts as an encipherer, converting user input into encrypted form.
- A skilled encipherer must understand both the cipher method and its vulnerabilities.