cryptographic

adjective

cryp·​to·​graph·​ic ˌkrip-tə-ˈgra-fik 

: of, relating to, or using cryptography

cryptographically

ˌkrip-tə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of cryptographic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Amazingly, just like Copy Fail before it in terms of age, the Dirty Frag privilege escalation flaw has been present in the Linux kernel, specifically its algif_aead cryptographic algorithm interface, for around nine years. —Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026

The network accomplishes this with the help of zero-knowledge proofs, a cryptographic process whereby a transaction can be marked as valid without revealing the contents of the message itself. —Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 6 May 2026

Depending on the use case, that information may include security architectures, cryptographic implementations, authentication and access-control logic, vulnerability remediation code, trade secrets, and other proprietary business logic. —Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2026

Most have not conducted a cryptographic inventory. —Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

crypto(graphy) + -graphic

Note: New Latin cryptographicus was already in use by Erycius Puteanus in 1612 (see note at cryptography), though this early occurrence is unlikely to have been the source of the English word.

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cryptographic

• autographic
• biographic
• calligraphic
• cartographic
• demographic
• epigraphic
• ethnographic
• geographic
• holographic
• hydrographic
• lithographic
• mammographic