cryptography
noun
- practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of third parties
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: [kɹ̥ɪpˈtʰɒɡɹəfiː] / /kɹɪpˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fi/
noun
Etymology: From crypto- + -graphy.
- The discipline that embodies the principles, means, and methods for transforming data to hide its semantic content, prevent unauthorized use, or detect modifications, while also ensuring information security through confidentiality, integrity, authentication, and nonrepudiation.
“Holonym: cryptology”
“We might abate...the strange cryptography of Gaffarell in his Starrie Booke of Heaven.”