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known-plaintext attacks

known-plaintext attacks is the plural of known-plaintext attack.

Meaning of known-plaintext attack

Noun

known-plaintext attack (plural known-plaintext attacks)

  1. An attack on a cryptosystem that relies on the attacker's knowledge of not just some ciphertexts encrypted with that system and key, but also their corresponding plaintexts (cribs). More powerful than a ciphertext-only attack, but less powerful than a chosen-plaintext attack.
    Synonyms:
    KPA

Questions about known-plaintext attacks

What is known-plaintext attacks the plural of?
Known-plaintext attacks is the plural of known-plaintext attack.

Words near known-plaintext attacks in the dictionary

  1. known which side one's bread is buttered on
  2. known which side one's bread was buttered on
  3. known-ciphertext attack
  4. known-ciphertext attacks
  5. known-plaintext attack
  6. known-plaintext attacks
  7. knowne
  8. knownless
  9. knownness
  10. knownothingness
  11. knowns

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