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

Delaying discussions or even preliminary assessments of cryptographic risks will only further expose organizations when quantum does arrive. —Jordan Rackie, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025

These cryptographic credentials, generated by your device and presented to a site in response to its challenge for authentication, require that initial request to come from the correct domain name, not just a site that looks like the real thing. —Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 19 June 2025

For both smartphones and laptops, keep in mind that cracking a device’s encryption is far more difficult when it’s been powered off, which prevents the cryptographic keys that unlock the device from lingering in memory. —Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 16 June 2025

The cryptographic community is already preparing, and the financial incentives to preserve the integrity of Bitcoin are enormous. —Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025

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