cryptographic
adjective
cryp·to·graph·ic
ˌkrip-tə-ˈgra-fik 
: of, relating to, or using cryptography
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The cryptographic community is already preparing, and the financial incentives to preserve the integrity of Bitcoin are enormous.
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Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Similar variables dictate rolling a pair of dice or shuffling a deck of cards, while even classical computing’s cryptographic algorithms are theoretically susceptible to outside influence or bias.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 June 2025
Starting in November 2023, Miller and Cui allegedly procured U.S. defense articles, including air defense radar, drones, missiles and cryptographic devices in order to unlawfully export them from the U.S. to China.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
With the ability to mint cryptographic credentials that cause address bars to display a padlock, assuring the trustworthiness of a site, these certificate authorities wield significant control over the security of the web.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2025
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Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Similar variables dictate rolling a pair of dice or shuffling a deck of cards, while even classical computing’s cryptographic algorithms are theoretically susceptible to outside influence or bias.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 June 2025
Starting in November 2023, Miller and Cui allegedly procured U.S. defense articles, including air defense radar, drones, missiles and cryptographic devices in order to unlawfully export them from the U.S. to China.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
With the ability to mint cryptographic credentials that cause address bars to display a padlock, assuring the trustworthiness of a site, these certificate authorities wield significant control over the security of the web.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2025
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“Cryptographic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cryptographic. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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