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Cryptography and cryptanalysis

  • Cryptography
    Cryptography
    Cryptography is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of third parties...

    , the practice and study of hiding information
  • Cryptanalysis
    Cryptanalysis
    Cryptanalysis is the study of methods for obtaining the meaning of encrypted information, without access to the secret information that is normally required to do so. Typically, this involves knowing how the system works and finding a secret key...

    , the study of methods for obtaining the meaning of encrypted information
  • CRYPTO (conference)
    CRYPTO (conference)
    CRYPTO, the International Cryptology Conference, is one of the largest academic conferences in cryptography and cryptanalysis. It is organized by the International Association for Cryptologic Research , and it is held yearly in August in Santa Barbara, California at the University of California,...

    , an annual cryptographical and cryptoanalytic conference
  • Crypto++
    Crypto++
    Crypto++ is a free and open source C++ class library of cryptographic algorithms and schemes written by Wei Dai. Crypto++ has been widely used in academia, student projects, open source and non-commercial projects, as well as businesses...

    , a free, open source library of cryptographic algorithms and schemes
  • Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government—Saving Privacy in the Digital Age, a book about cryptography by Steven Levy

Biology and medicine

  • Cryptococcus
    Cryptococcus
    Cryptococcus is a genus of fungus. Species grow in culture as yeasts. The perfect forms or teleomorphs of Cryptococcus species are filamentous fungi in the genus Filobasidiella...

    , a genus of fungus that can cause lung disease, meningitis, and other illnesses in humans and animals
    • Cryptococcosis
      Cryptococcosis
      Cryptococcosis, or cryptococcal disease, is a potentially fatal fungal disease. It is caused by one of two species; Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. These were all previously thought to be subspecies of C...

      , also called cryptococcal disease, caused by Cryptococcus
  • Cryptosporidium
    Cryptosporidium
    Cryptosporidium is a protozoan that can cause gastro-intestinal illness with diarrhea in humans.Cryptosporidium is the organism most commonly isolated in HIV positive patients presenting with diarrhea...

    , a protozoan that can cause gastro-intestinal illness with diarrhoea in humans
    • Cryptosporidiosis
      Cryptosporidiosis
      Cryptosporidiosis, also known as crypto, is a parasitic disease caused by Cryptosporidium, a protozoan parasite in the phylum Apicomplexa. It affects the intestines of mammals and is typically an acute short-term infection...

      , a parasitic intestinal disease in mammals, caused by Cryptosporidium

Fiction

  • Krypto (comics), Superman's pet dog in the popular comic, cartoon, and movie series
    • Krypto the Superdog
      Krypto the Superdog
      Krypto the Superdog is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation, based on the DC Comics character Krypto. The show premiered on Cartoon Network on March 25, 2005 and aired on Kids' WB! in September 2006...

      , an animated series featuring Krypto
  • Kryptonite
    Kryptonite
    Kryptonite is a fictional material from the Superman mythos —the ore form of a radioactive element from Superman's home planet of Krypton. It is famous for being the ultimate physical weakness of Superman, and the word kryptonite has since become synonymous with an Achilles' heel —the one weakness...

    , a fictional mineral in the Superman series

Games

  • Cryptosporidium (Destroy All Humans!), a protagonist in the Destroy All Humans! video game series
  • Krypto (game)
    Krypto (game)
    Krypto is a card game designed by Daniel Yovich in 1963 and published by Parker Brothers and MPH Games Co.. It is a mathematical game that promotes proficiency with basic arithmetic operations...

    , a mathematical strategy card game

See also

  • All pages beginning with "Crypto"
  • All pages beginning with "Krypto"
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