Cryptography

Related Terms:

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Definitions:

Noun

cryptanalysis cryptanalytics cryptography cryptology

Definition: the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms

cryptography coding secret writing steganography

Definition: act of writing in code or cipher

Definition: The discipline concerned with communication security (eg, confidentiality of messages, integrity of messages, sender authentication, non-repudiation of messages, and many other related issues), regardless of the used medium such as pencil and paper or computers.