What does cryptography mean?

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  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.
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Learn the basics of network security, including cryptography, security policies, and secure network design.
Her research interests are cryptography, security protocols and distributed security.
Mathematical cryptography, as bad as it sometimes is, is the strongest link in most security chains.
Thanks to cryptography, our government officials have the most secure communications in the world.
Remote attestation uses cryptography to manage and assure the configuration of network systems.
With no taste for combat, he had wondered if he might find a niche in cryptography.

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