The purpose of encryption is to obscure and prevent access to data, not store it...

ojilles · on July 10, 2011

Under that definition encryption equals /dev/null. It's a way to store data while limiting access to said data.

Jarred · on July 9, 2011

That's all a matter of perception though, no? Encryption is capable of storing data, therefore it can be used legitimately to do that. Just like most people use fans to cool people down during the summer, but people also use fans on large semi-rectangular pieces of metal to create hovercars.