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Cryptography
  • The art or science concerning the principles, means, and methods for rendering plain text unintelligible and for converting encrypted messages into intelligible form. (FIPS PUB 39; AR 380-380)
  • Originally “secret writing.” A way of manipulating a message for confidentiality or for authentication and message integrity; the use of encryption to achieve security goals.
  • The protection of telecommunications by rendering information unintelligible or unrecognizable until it reaches the intended recipient. b. The design and use of cryptosystems. (NCSC-9)
  • The principles, means and methods for rendering information unintelligible and for restoring encrypted information to intelligible form. (NCSC-TG-004-88)