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ciphertext-only attack

noun

Definitions

  1. An attack on a cryptosystem that relies only on the attacker's knowledge of some…

    An attack on a cryptosystem that relies only on the attacker's knowledge of some ciphertexts encrypted with that system and key. Less powerful than a known-plaintext attack.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for ciphertext-only attack. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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