# opportunistic encryption

> system that, when connecting to another system, attempts to encrypt the communications channel, otherwise falling back to unencrypted communications

**Wikidata**: [Q7098581](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7098581)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunistic_encryption)  
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