codes
Programmers write these
Codes are systems of symbols, words, or rules that convey meaning.
A building code establishes construction standards; a dress code sets clothing expectations; a moral code guides behavior.
In computing, code is the instructions that make software run—programmers write code, debug code, break code.
To code is to write such instructions or to encode information: The message was coded to prevent interception.
A code can also be a secret system for communication: They spoke in code so no one would understand.
Science of secure messaging
- cipherHidden writing system
- decryptionConverting ciphertext to plaintext
- ciphertextEncoded, unreadable message
- plaintextUnencoded readable information
key · hash · SSL · AES · RSA · obfuscation · authentication · enigma
Intentionally concealed
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- passwordAuthentication string
- passphraseAuthentication word sequence
cipher · spy · intelligence · enigma · hidden · disguised · Bletchley · Navajo
Point of origin
- compileCollect into unified whole
- debugRemove software errors
- executeCarry out fully
- functionPurpose or duty
variable · loop · syntax · object-oriented · scripting · java · python · assembly
Flag-based signaling system
- telegraphElectrical message system
- beaconGuiding light source
- flareSudden bright burst
- smoke-signalsVisible airborne communication method
flag · blinker · lighthouse · buoy · SOS · drumbeat · whistle · tap
Manner of behaving
- professionalCredentialed in one's field
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- deontologyMorality based on obligations
- oathFormal binding promise
confidentiality · disclosure · whistleblower · accountability · transparency · integrity · fiduciary · malpractice
Enacted written rule
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- complianceAdhering to requirements
enforcement · civil · municipal · safety · violation · inspection · permit · standards
cryptography
Science of secure messaging
- cipherHidden writing system
- decryptionConverting ciphertext to plaintext
- ciphertextEncoded, unreadable message
plaintext · key · hash · SSL · AES · RSA · obfuscation · authentication · enigma · secret
covert
Intentionally concealed
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- passwordAuthentication string
passphrase · cipher · spy · intelligence · enigma · hidden · disguised · Bletchley · Navajo · codeword
source
Point of origin
function · variable · loop · syntax · object-oriented · scripting · java · python · assembly · git
semaphore
Flag-based signaling system
smoke-signals · flag · blinker · lighthouse · buoy · SOS · drumbeat · whistle · tap · naval
conduct
Manner of behaving
- professionalCredentialed in one's field
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- deontologyMorality based on obligations
oath · confidentiality · disclosure · whistleblower · accountability · transparency · integrity · fiduciary · malpractice · standards
statute
Enacted written rule
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- zoningSectioning areas by use
compliance · enforcement · civil · municipal · safety · violation · inspection · permit · standards · penalty
- espionagespy, spies, double agent, double agents, spying
- normsnorm, norms, standard, social norms, rule
- puzzles & codescryptogram, puzzles, ciphers, anagrams, decryption
- Codebreakingcodebreakers, cryptanalysis, cipher, ciphers, decryption
- Ethics Traininghonesty, fairness, integrity, values, morals
- legal codesstatute, statutes, codified laws, codification, state statutes
codesplaintext
Unencoded readable information
cleartext · plain language · raw data · unencrypted · open communication
codeschaos
Complete disorder and confusion
anarchy · lawlessness · disorder · randomness · spontaneity
codesdirect speech
Exact quoted utterance
plain speech · transparency · directness · denotation · natural language
- code breakingSolving encrypted messages
- area codeRegional telephone identifier
- secret codeEncrypted communication system
- code wordPrearranged secret term
- dress codeStandards for acceptable attire
- bar codeMachine-readable product identifier
code, decode, codify, coded, coding, coder, decoded, encoded, decoding