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 Whereas many forms of MFA rely on one-time passcodes sent through SMS or emails or generated by authenticator apps, accounts enrolled in advanced protection require MFA based on cryptographic keys stored on a secure physical device. —

Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 12 July 2024 Rather than relying on a central bank or governmental agency, Bitcoin is created, maintained, and guarded by watchdogs around the world known as miners, who prevent tampering through a complex cryptographic process and are rewarded with bitcoin for doing so. —

By Andrew R Chow/granbury, Texas, TIME, 8 July 2024 Researchers found ways to base the security of a few specific cryptographic tasks directly on the laws of physics. —

Ben Brubaker, WIRED, 30 June 2024 The technique will expose the cryptographic hash masking the user password. —

Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for cryptographic

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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

Time Traveler

The first known use of cryptographic was in 1824

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