Category talk:Cryptography

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Shouldn't this category be called Cryptology? Lapo Luchini 20:47, 12 Dec 2004 (UTC)

This question pops up from time to time (along with the naming of cryptography, list of cryptography topics etc). The argument is that there are (at least) two ways of describing the subject. The first is to describe the entire field as "cryptology", divided into "cryptanalysis" and "cryptography". The second is to describe the entire field as "cryptography". I think the second style is preferable simply because it's much more commonly used. — Matt Crypto 00:38, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
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