Cryptology is the science of making and breaking secure codes. It consists of cryptography, the science of making secure codes, and cryptanalysis, the science of breaking them.
Cryptology
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Cryptanalysis, CryptographyThis entry contributed by David Terr
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References
Schneier, B Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C, 2nd ed. New York: Wiley, 1996.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
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Terr, David. "Cryptology." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource, created by Eric W. Weisstein. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Cryptology.html