crypto
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- noun
- /ˈkrɪptoʊ/
- Jargon
:
criptografía
- So what did happen to the crypto dream?
Examples
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Lennox's team has the latest in quantum crypto gear.
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I believe that, in general, we should always have two widely implemented crypto algorithms for any important purpose.
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Problem #1: Crypto software is too damned hard to use.
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The catch is that to even begin to understand crypto, you need to at least like math (math is hard).
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I'll get to them in due course, but for the most part, crypto just hasn't lived up to its privacy billing.
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Sure, GPG adoption may be negligible, and yes, most crypto products are a disaster.
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His influential newsletter, Crypto-Gram, and blog "Schneier on Security" are read by over 250,000 people.
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It's a unique situation, but SHA-1 can be said to be a crypto algorithm that reverted the path of becoming weaker and weaker as time goes.
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The crypto asynchronous processor (CAP) performs all of the public key security control (PKSC) and PKA operations.
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Many tech companies are investing in strong crypto to enhance their security measures.
Synonyms
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7.4
To make and break codes to keep messages secret
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8.7
The study of secret codes and how to make or break them
Compounds
- Literature
A secret political belief that supports extreme, unfair government control and uses digital money
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crypto is an informal short form of cryptography, a word built from the Greek kryptos 'hidden' and a part that means 'writing', so it can be thought of as 'secret writing' or 'secret codes'. So studying crypto means learning how to make and use codes to protect messages and data.