Primary definition
Pertaining to, or concerned with, cryptography. Source: NSA/CSS Manual Number 3-16 (COMSEC)
Also known ascrypto · encryption-related · cipher-based
— Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015View source
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Pertaining to, or concerned with, cryptography. Source: NSA/CSS Manual Number 3-16 (COMSEC)
Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015 · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Cryptographic. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved September 10, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/cryptographic
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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
High consensus
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The Cyber Glossary
The Cyber Glossary
Disputed
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