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Here's the primary difference, which is largely functional: While it is true that all you are essentially doing is exchanging one set of symbols for another, there is a function involved which makes all the difference. When you encode something the function is directly reversible, such that: Of course, that's an oversimplification, but you get the idea. You use the same index chart for translating both ways. encryption involves 2 functions: data * func(yourPublicKey, myPrivateKey) = data`BUT data` * func(yourPublicKey, myPrivateKey) != data Which is the point: data` * func(yourPrivateKey, myPublicKey) = data Wait! This isn't a Parachute, this is a Backpack! In reply to Re: Difference between encoding and encryption?
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