Definizione monolingua

cryptography

cryptography (usually uncountable; plural cryptographies)

1. 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.
   • 1658:, Sir Thomas Browne (first use in English),

     We might abate...the strange cryptography of Gaffarell in his Starrie Booke of Heaven.

Definizione dizionario cryptography

	crittografia
	discipline concerned with communication security
	The study of message secrecy.
	The study or analysis of codes and encoding methods used to secure information. Cryptography is used to provide confidentiality, data integrity, authentication (entity and data origin), and nonrepudiation.

Altri significati:

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.