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Terminology

Old fashioned definitions

cryptography:
The act or art of writing in secret characters.
cryptanalysis:
The analysis and deciphering of secret writings.

cryptology: (OED)
enigmatical language
cryptology: (Webster's)
the scientific study of cryptography and cryptanalysis


A more modern definition:

cryptology:
The scientific study of adversarial information protection.



Kevin McCurley
1/23/1998