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by cb18 3989 days ago
Language is power.

I say we refrain from adopting any new silly terminology that anyone attempts to foist upon us regarding this issue.

Something is either cryptographically secure, or it isn't. A "cryptographic" method that allows access to anyone not authorized by the one doing the encryption is not cryptographically secure. And in that case, what's the point in using it or even calling it cryptography?