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==Underlying principles==
'''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.
*Information theory
 
*Random numbers
Cryptology provides the scientific background for a broad range of activities in signals intelligence and information security.
*Statistical characteristics of language
 
==Methods of proving information is correct or has been transferred==
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
===Authentication===
| url = http://people.csail.mit.edu/rivest/Rivest-Cryptography.pdf
====Sender authentication====
| author = Ronald Rivest
=====Digital signatures=====
| title = Cryptology
=====Key management=====
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*PKI
 
*PGP
==References==
====Server authentication====
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===Nonrepudiation===
===Zero-knowledge proofs===
===Digital signatures===
==Confidentiality and integrity==
===Existence confidentiality===
===Traffic confidentiality===
===Message content confidentiality===
===Atomic and sequential integrity===
==Methods of concealing information==
===Cryptography===
*Ciphers and codes, including basic methods
*Symmetric, asymmetric, and both
*Key management protocols
====Specific cipher implementations====
=====Manual=====
*Monoalphabetic substitutions
*Polyalphabetic substitutions
**Straddling methods
*Transposition
*Superencipherment
=====Mechanical/Electromechanical=====
*Jefferson/Bazeries cylinder, strip ciphers
*Vernam
*Rotor and rotor-like: Hagelin, Enigma, Purple, SIGABA/Typex
=====Computer (general purpose and chip) implementations=====
*General characteristics of military (KG vs KW, etc.)
*Non-text/data: secure voice, video, fax
*DES
*PGP
*AES
===Steganography===
*Invisible ink methods?
*Classic covert channel
*Masking with graphics
*Spread spectrum, frequency agility, {{seealso|electronic warfare))
===Hybrid methods===
==Methods of obtaining partial or full information==
{{seealso|communications intelligence}} for things including [[traffic analysis]] and [[direction finding]]
*Man-in-the-middle attack
*Various general scenarios: brute force, chosen plaintext
*Basic mathematical cryptanalysis: frequency analysis, index of coincidence, Kappa test
*Advanced mathematical cryptanalysis
*Red/black engineering and other COMSEC supporting measures {{seealso|communications intelligence}}
*"Practical cryptanalysis" (black bag job), [[radiofrequency MASINT#Unintentional Radiation MASINT]] (TEMPEST/Van Eck, etc.), acoustic cryptanalysis

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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

  1. ↑ Ronald Rivest, Cryptology
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