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+Glossary
+========
+
+.. glossary::
+
+ plaintext
+ User-readable data you care about.
+
+ ciphertext
+ The encoded data, it's not user readable. Potential attackers are able
+ to see this.
+
+ encryption
+ The process of converting plaintext to ciphertext.
+
+ decryption
+ The process of converting ciphertext to plaintext.
+
+ key
+ Secret data is encoded with a function using this key. Sometimes
+ multiple keys are used.
+
+ symmetric cryptography
+ Cryptographic operations where encryption and decryption use the same
+ key.
+
+ asymmetric cryptography
+ Cryptographic operations where encryption and decryption use different
+ keys. There are seperate encryption and decryption keys.