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cleartext

/ˈklɪəˌtɛkst/

/ˈklɪrˌtɛkst/

Translations

cleartextnoun

cleartexts

открытый текст

The message was sent in cleartext, making it vulnerable to interception.

Сообщение было отправлено в открытом тексте, что делает его уязвимым для перехвата.

Synonyms

unencoded text

readable text

unencrypted text

cleartextadjective

/ˈklɪəˌtɛkst/

/ˈklɪrˌtɛkst/

Used attributively in computing contexts (e.g., "cleartext password").

Synonyms

cleartextnoun

Unencrypted information that is readable without any decryption.

The password was mistakenly sent in cleartext, posing a security risk.

Data composed of ordinary characters that can be opened and read without specialized software, as opposed to binary or encoded data.

The configuration file is stored in cleartext so it can be edited manually.

cleartextadjective

Unencrypted; in plain, human-readable form.

Never store user credentials in cleartext files.