unencrypted

Examples

• All

• The company's policy prohibits sending unencrypted emails to protect sensitive information.

• We picked up an unencrypted signal.

  Hanna (2011)

• The problem is, this shipping is generally done in the clear, unencrypted.

  Blog text (19)

• Sony had stored the data in plain, unencrypted text right on the servers.

  Blog text (6)

• The information was unencrypted.

  Blog text (22)

• Sensitive data were being held on the password-protected but unencrypted laptop, which was stolen when the employee left the vehicle unlocked and unattended.

  Academic text (2011)

• When HM Revenue and Customs lost two unencrypted CDs containing personal information about 25 million people, the resulting report set out the Government's intent to reform the overall arrangements within which departments manage information.

  Academic text (2011)

• Sean, in contravention of practice policy, has downloaded a practice database of 8,000 patients' names and addresses onto an unencrypted and non-password-protected computer memory stick.

  Academic text (2011)

• He advised against using any unencrypted data for the presentation.

• Sensitive information was stored in an unencrypted format, making it easy for anyone to access.

Synonyms

U

unsecure

vsunencrypted

1 5.1

Not protected from danger or unwanted entry

refers specifically to lack of encryption allowing access without decoding

P

plaintext

vsunencrypted

• Specialized

3.9

Text that is not encrypted and is easy to read

is about lacking encryption rather than file formatting

How Secure

end-to-end

• Specialized

2 6.0

unencrypted

• Specialized

2 5.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology