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Application Security | Data Security

Hashing, Encryption, Encoding, and Obfuscation: Understanding the Differences

In the realm of cybersecurity and data protection, four terms often surface: hashing, encryption, encoding, and obfuscation. While they may seem interchangeable at first glance, each serves a distinct purpose and offers unique advantages and limitations. There is often significant confusion around the differences between encryption, encoding, hashing, and obfuscation. Understanding the differences between these…

Application Security

Encoding vs Encryption

Welcome to Secumantra! In this post, we will try to understand the difference between encryption and encoding, which is sometimes misunderstood by many developers. Both encoding and encryption transform the data so that it can be easily consumed by another party. Although both are doing data transformation, purpose and the approach of encoding and encryption is…