cryptographer
noun
cryp·tog·ra·pher
krip-ˈtä-grə-fər 
: a specialist in cryptography: such as
a
: a clerk who enciphers and deciphers messages
b
: one who devises cryptographic methods or systems
c
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But when designing a new algorithm, cryptographers need to balance security with many other concerns, such as the amount of information two computers need to exchange and the difficulty of the computation required to encrypt and decrypt messages.
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Kelsey Houston-Edwards, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
This realization prompted Bos to apply for a Ph.D. program in the lab of renowned cryptographer Arjen Lenstra at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2024
Juan Garay, a cryptographer at Texas A&M and a colleague of mine, is currently researching the use of Lamport signatures within Bitcoin.
—Korok Ray, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
The reaction against the proposal was swift and definitive from researchers, cryptographers, privacy advocates, human rights groups, and companies like Google, Microsoft, and Apple.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 11 June 2021
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Kelsey Houston-Edwards, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
This realization prompted Bos to apply for a Ph.D. program in the lab of renowned cryptographer Arjen Lenstra at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2024
Juan Garay, a cryptographer at Texas A&M and a colleague of mine, is currently researching the use of Lamport signatures within Bitcoin.
—Korok Ray, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
The reaction against the proposal was swift and definitive from researchers, cryptographers, privacy advocates, human rights groups, and companies like Google, Microsoft, and Apple.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 11 June 2021
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“Cryptographer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cryptographer. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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