Cryptography: [Definition] Part II

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Cryptography II

Cryptography Consists of Two Branches:


1. Cryptography is the area of constructing cryptographic systems.
2. Cryptoanalysis is the are of breaking cryptographic systems.

" Cryptography is a field of computer science and mathematics that focuses on techniques for secure communication between two parties."


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