Definition(s)
Ciphertext
Data or information in its encrypted form.
From: CNSSI 4009
Source: NICCS™ Portal Cybersecurity Lexicon, National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (https://niccs.us-cert.gov/glossary) as of 11 November 2015, Global Standards
Ciphertext
Data that has been transformed by encryption so that its semantic information content (i.e., its meaning) is no longer intelligible or directly available.
Source: ANSI/ISA–99.00.01–2007, Security for Industrial Automation and Control Systems, Part 1: Terminology, Concepts, and Models, 29 October 2007. National Standard