multi-layercryptography
nounUK /ˌmʌltiˈleɪə krɪpˈtɒɡrəfi/
US /ˌmʌltiˈleɪər krɪpˈtɑːɡrəfi/
Multi-layer cryptography is when you lock a secret with more than one kind of code so it is extra safe.
The app uses multi-layer cryptography to keep your messages hidden from hackers.
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2. A security design that applies several independent encryption methods in sequence.
Engineers chose multi-layer cryptography so that breaking one cipher would not expose the data.
3. The practice of combining different cryptographic techniques to protect data at several stages.
Multi-layer cryptography protects the file while it is stored, sent, and opened.
4. A system where each layer of protection must be unlocked separately.
With multi-layer cryptography, the user must pass several checks before reading the secret.