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imported>Derek Hodges (New page: <noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude> A branch of mathematics concerned with obscuring information and then controlling who can retrieve the information.) |
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A | A field at the intersection of [[mathematics]] and [[computer science]] that is concerned with the [[security of information]], typically the [[confidentiality]], [[integrity]] and [[authenticity]] of some message. | ||
Latest revision as of 02:05, 21 May 2010
A field at the intersection of mathematics and computer science that is concerned with the security of information, typically the confidentiality, integrity and authenticity of some message.