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Kryptos is a sculpture by the American artist Jim Sanborn that is located on the grounds of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Langley, Virginia. Since its dedication on November 3, 1990, there has been much speculation about the meaning of the four encrypted messages it bears. Of the four messages, the first three have been solved, while the fourth message remains as one of the most famous unsolved codes in the world. The sculpture continues to be of interest to cryptoanalysts, both amateur and professional, who are attempting to decipher the fourth section. The artist has so far given two clues to this section.
Kryptos is the Greek word for "hidden", and the root of other words such as cryptography, encryption and cryptic. It may also mean:
- Kryptos, an encrypted sculpture on the grounds of the United States Central Intelligence Agency
- Kryptos (band), an Indian heavy metal band whose first album was 2004's Spiral Ascent
- "Kryptos", the name of one of the four episodes of the 2006 British TV series Eleventh Hour
- Kryptos, the name of an album released in 1998 by Andreas Vollenweider
- Kryptops is a Tyrannosaurid dinosaur from Africa
- Kryptos (gastropod) is a small genus of marine snails in the family Buccinidae.
Kryptos is a heavy metal band from Bangalore, India, formed in 1998 by Nolan Lewis ( vocals/ guitars) and Ganesh K. ( bassist). They have long been considered to be one of the true spearheads of the Indian metal revolution upholding the old school metal ethos laid down by the 80's NWOBHM/Thrash movements. Since their inception, the band has released three albums. Spiral Ascent in 2004, The Ark of Gemini in 2008 through OSM Records, California and The Coils of Apollyon in 2013 through AFM Records, Germany.
Kryptos is a genus of large sea snails, whelks, a marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.