What is the difference between Signing, Encrypting, and Decrypting?

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What is the difference between Signing, Encrypting, and Decrypting?

* Signing - A signature is created against a user's private key which can be verified with a user's public key. This signature will fail verification if the message was altered. This feature can be used with both non-encrypted data and encrypted data.

* Encrypting - A message is encrypted with the public key of the intended recipient. After this process the message is only readable by the person who has the private key to decrypt it.

* Decrypting - A message is decrypted with the private key of the intended recipient.

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