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Crypto

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Crypto or Krypto may refer to:

Cryptography and cryptanalysis

  • Cryptography, the practice and study of hiding information
  • Cryptanalysis, the study of methods for obtaining the meaning of encrypted information
  • CRYPTO (conference), an annual cryptographical and cryptoanalytic conference
  • Crypto++, 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
  • Crypto AG, a Swiss manufacturer of encrypted communications products
  • Cryptocurrency, digital currency that uses cryptography to secure transactions

Biology and medicine

  • Cryptococcus (fungus), a genus of fungus that can cause lung disease, meningitis, and other illnesses in humans and animals
    • Cryptococcosis, also called cryptococcal disease, caused by Cryptococcus
  • Cryptosporidium, a protozoan that can cause gastro-intestinal illness with diarrhea in humans
    • Cryptosporidiosis, a parasitic intestinal disease in mammals, caused by Cryptosporidium

Fiction

  • Krypto, Superman's pet dog in the popular comic, cartoon, and movie series
  • Krypton, a fictional planet in the Superman comics
  • Kryptonite, a fictional mineral in the Superman series
  • Crypto (film), a 2019 American crime drama thriller film

Games

See also

  • All pages with titles beginning with Crypto
  • All pages with titles beginning with Krypto
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