cryptological
Concerning secret codes
Cryptological relates to cryptology—the science of codes and ciphers, encompassing both making them (cryptography) and breaking them (cryptanalysis).
The term appears mainly in technical and military contexts: cryptological analysis, the National Security Agency's cryptological mission.
The cryptological breakthrough shortened the war by years.
Hidden writing system
- ciphertextEncoded, unreadable message
- plaintextUnencoded readable information
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- cryptanalysisStudy of breaking ciphers
steganography · hashing · checksum · digital signature · symmetric · asymmetric · public key · private key
Transformed into cipher
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- protectedKept from harm
- secureProtected from harm
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
obfuscated · hidden · covert · encoded · scrambled · clandestine · impenetrable · unbreakable
Something hard to fathom
- deciphermentInterpreting unknown scripts
- codebreakingSolving secret communications
- cryptogramCoded message puzzle
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
clue · pattern recognition · logic · wordplay · anagram · hidden message
Intelligence from communications intercepts
- NSAFederal cryptologic intelligence agency
- Bletchley ParkWWII British cryptanalysis site
- EnigmaGerman encryption apparatus
- interceptSeize en route
cryptanalyst · codebreaker · signals intelligence · classified · espionage · counterintelligence · Turing · Ultra
cipher
Hidden writing system
- ciphertextEncoded, unreadable message
- plaintextUnencoded readable information
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
cryptanalysis · steganography · hashing · checksum · digital signature · symmetric · asymmetric · public key · private key · RSA
encrypted
Transformed into cipher
confidential · obfuscated · hidden · covert · encoded · scrambled · clandestine · impenetrable · unbreakable · indecipherable
enigma
Something hard to fathom
- deciphermentInterpreting unknown scripts
- codebreakingSolving secret communications
- cryptogramCoded message puzzle
mystery · clue · pattern recognition · logic · wordplay · anagram · hidden message
SIGINT
Intelligence from communications intercepts
- NSAFederal cryptologic intelligence agency
- Bletchley ParkWWII British cryptanalysis site
- EnigmaGerman encryption apparatus
intercept · cryptanalyst · codebreaker · signals intelligence · classified · espionage · counterintelligence · Turing · Ultra · Purple
cryptologicalplaintext
Unencoded readable information
unencrypted · uncoded · decrypted · open · transparent
cryptologicalstraightforward
Clear and uncomplicated
simple · uncomplicated · direct · accessible · intelligible
cryptologicalopen-source
Freely viewable, editable code
public · overt · disclosed · published · accessible