Skip to main content

cryptographer

/krip-tog-ruh-fee/US // krɪpˈtɒg rə fi //UK // (krɪpˈtɒɡrəfɪ) //

密码学家,密码学家,密码员,加密师

Related Words

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like.Compare cryptanalysis.
    • : the procedures, processes, methods, etc., of making and using secret writing, as codes or ciphers.
    • : anything written in a secret code, cipher, or the like.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Now PBS is doing the same for Elizebeth Smith Friedman, a Quaker poet who helped pioneer the field of cryptography with her husband, William Friedman, in a new documentary for the American Experience series.

  • Two decades ago, in 2001, Estonia created an anti-silo data management system called X-Road through which public and private organizations can share data securely while maintaining data privacy through cryptography.

  • At their core, both apps use cryptography to make sure that the messages, images and videos they carry can only be seen by the sender and the recipient — not governments, spies, nor even the designers of the app itself.

  • This story has been updated to correct the definition of multivariate cryptography.

  • The cryptographer added that after a rocky start, Cryptocat has much better track record.

  • I never was meant to be a cryptographer or whatever you call those brainy fellows who unravel ciphers and things!