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 The library supports federal certification requirements for cryptographic modules used in some governmental environments. —

Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2024 Secure Password Storage: Passwords should never be saved in plain text; instead, they should be hashed with robust cryptographic methods like bcrypt or Argon2. —

Rohan Pinto, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024 The multifactor authentication devices can be cloned thanks to a cryptographic flaw that can’t be patched. —

Matt Burgess, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2024 The vulnerability was discovered within the Infineon cryptographic library used by most YubiKey products, including the YubiKey 5, Yubikey Bio, Security Key, and YubiHSM 2 series devices. —

Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 4 Sep. 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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