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- China to promote study of cryptography
Date: 27-Mar-2007 Sources: (Xinhua Online)
China established the Chinese Society of Cryptography (CSC) on Monday which will promote the study of and international exchanges in cryptography.
The CSC will publish cryptography magazines, and advance its use especially in the field of e-commerce, according to Pei Dingyi, professor with the Guangzhou University.
Cryptography is widely used for internet security and helps programmers develop software that can encrypt passwords and other confidential data.
Courses on cryptography are taught in 45 universities in China.
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