what do they do?Who would use them?
2007-01-03 11:25:59 · 2 answers · asked by lol!?? 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Breaking the codes underlying secret messages sent between individuals, companies, or government agents.
In the US, the largest employer of cryptographers is the National Security Agency: http://www.nsa.gov/
For a great book and movie, see The Enigma Machine. It's about the breaking of an important code that helped win World War II.
2007-01-03 11:29:09 · answer #1 · answered by Allan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cryptographers work with codes, either devising them or breaking them, usually both. not much call for regular ones these days, but a huge demand for computer cryptography experts. companies and governments want new encryption software and algorithms all the time.
2007-01-03 19:31:10 · answer #2 · answered by tootall1121 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋