Cryptology is the study of codes, both creating and solving them. Cryptography is the art of creating codes. Cryptanalysis

is the art of surreptitiously revealing the contents of coded messages, breaking codes, that were not intended for you as a recipient.

Is cryptography and cryptology same?

Cryptography is the study of conversion of plain text(readable format) to ciphertext(non-readable format) i.e. encryption. ... Cryptology, on the other hand, is the study of the conversion of plain text to ciphertext and vice versa. It is also called the study of encryption and decryption.

Is cryptography a branch of cryptology?

Cryptology consists of two parts: cryptography, which is the science of encryption algorithms and their use; and cryptanalysis, the science of deriving encryption keys or otherwise decrypting a message by the study of the encrypted message. ... The diagram below shows the general relationship of the branches of cryptology.