Question

The availability of trustworthy ________—coding and decoding—technologies that make online use of credit and bank card numbers, addresses, social security numbers, and other sensitive information safer for both seller and buyer has fueled interest in the Internet as a place to do business.

Answer 1

Encryption

Step-by-step explanation:

Encryption is the process of coding and decoding data or information (credit and bank card numbers, addresses, social security numbers, and other sensitive information) in such a way that only authorized parties can access it and those who are not authorized cannot.