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'''Cryptology''' (the science of secrets, from | '''Cryptology''' (the science of secrets, from Greek language|Greek]]) is the general term that encompasses both cryptography]] (the study of techniques for keeping secrets) and cryptanalysis]] (codebreaking, acquiring secrets without authorisation). The field has a long and interesting history, see History of cryptology]]. | ||
Cryptology provides the scientific background for a broad range of activities in | Cryptology provides the scientific background for a broad range of activities in signals intelligence]] and information security]]. | ||
Based on | Based on Claude Shannon]]'s definition of Information theory]] as the study of "communication in the presence of noise", Ron Rivest]] wrote: "Cryptology is about communication in the presence of adversaries"<ref>{{citation | ||
| url = http://people.csail.mit.edu/rivest/Rivest-Cryptography.pdf | | url = http://people.csail.mit.edu/rivest/Rivest-Cryptography.pdf | ||
| author = Ronald Rivest | | author = Ronald Rivest | ||
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 Cryptology (the science of secrets, from Greek language|Greek]]) is the general term that encompasses both cryptography]] (the study of techniques for keeping secrets) and cryptanalysis]] (codebreaking, acquiring secrets without authorisation). The field has a long and interesting history, see History of cryptology]]. Cryptology provides the scientific background for a broad range of activities in signals intelligence]] and information security]]. Based on Claude Shannon]]'s definition of Information theory]] as the study of "communication in the presence of noise", Ron Rivest]] wrote: "Cryptology is about communication in the presence of adversaries"[1]. References
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