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chosen-plaintext attack

chosen-plaintext attack noun: an attack on a cryptosystem that relies on the attacker's ability to choose any plaintext of their liking and encrypt it into the corresponding ciphertext with that system and key. More powerful than a known-plaintext attack but less powerful than a chosen-ciphertext attack.

Noun

chosen-plaintext attack (plural chosen-plaintext attacks)

  1. An attack on a cryptosystem that relies on the attacker's ability to choose any plaintext of their liking and encrypt it into the corresponding ciphertext with that system and key. More powerful than a known-plaintext attack but less powerful than a chosen-ciphertext attack.
    Synonyms:
    CPA

Synonyms of chosen-plaintext attack

Forms of chosen-plaintext attack

pluralchosen-plaintext attacks

Questions about chosen-plaintext attack

What does chosen-plaintext attack mean?
Chosen-plaintext attack means an attack on a cryptosystem that relies on the attacker's ability to choose any plaintext of their liking and encrypt it into the corresponding ciphertext with that system and key. More powerful than a known-plaintext attack but less powerful than a chosen-ciphertext attack.
What part of speech is chosen-plaintext attack?
Chosen-plaintext attack is a noun.
What is the plural of chosen-plaintext attack?
The plural of chosen-plaintext attack is chosen-plaintext attacks.

Words near chosen-plaintext attack in the dictionary

  1. chosen the wrong horse
  2. chosen up
  3. chosen violence
  4. chosen-ciphertext attack
  5. chosen-ciphertext attacks
  6. chosen-plaintext attack
  7. chosen-plaintext attacks
  8. chosenhood
  9. chosenite
  10. chosenites
  11. chosenness

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