What is the difference between encryption and encoding? Provide examples and implementation use cases.

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Encryption and encoding are both methods of transforming data, but encryption is more secure and reversible.

Encryption is the process of converting data into a secret code to protect its confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity.
Encoding is the process of converting data into a different format for transmission or storage purposes.
Encryption uses a key to scramble the data, while encoding does not.
Examples of encryption include AES, RSA, and Blowfish.
Examples of encoding include Base64, ASCII, and Unicode.
Encryption is commonly used to protect sensitive data such as passwords, credit card numbers, and personal information.
Encoding is commonly used in email, HTML, and URL encoding.
Encryption is reversible, while encoding is not necessarily reversible.
Encryption is more secure than encoding because it requires a key to decrypt the data.

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