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Re:Crypto as in Crypto by giancarlostoro on Sunday April 15, 2018 @03:06PM (#16844289)
Idk I've always said encryption when talking about cryptography. Also context would matter when discerning the intended meaning of crypto as a coin or crypto as in cryptography.
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Re:Crypto as in Crypto by smadge on Sunday April 15, 2018 @03:14PM (#16844342)
Cryptography is a broader subject that encryption, including for example message authentication, not just message encryption.
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Re:Crypto as in Crypto by giancarlostoro on Sunday April 15, 2018 @06:27PM (#16845349)
Fair enough, it's not my area of expertise.
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Re:Crypto as in Crypto by ameliaquining on Sunday April 15, 2018 @03:13PM (#16844338)
Encryption is a subset of cryptography. There are also digital signatures and other things.
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