In data communications, cleartext is the form of a message or data which is transferred or stored without cryptographic protection.
The RED/BLACK concept refers to the careful segregation in cryptographic systems of signals that contain sensitive or classified plaintext information (RED signals) from those that carry encrypted information, or ciphertext (BLACK signals).
About the Author: Ed Bellis, is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Orbitz Worldwide. The views within are mine and not the views of Travelport or Orbitz Worldwide, I am not a spokesperson for Travelport or Orbitz Worldwide and neither Travelport nor Orbitz Worldwide endorse any material, content and/or links or assume any liability for any of my actions.
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