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second preimage attack

second preimage attack noun: an attack on a cryptographic hash function that is able to find a second preimage for a hash and its preimage; that is, given a hash and an input that has that specific hash, it is able to find (faster than by brute force) another input with the same hash.

Noun

second preimage attack (plural second preimage attacks)

  1. An attack on a cryptographic hash function that is able to find a second preimage for a hash and its preimage; that is, given a hash and an input that has that specific hash, it is able to find (faster than by brute force) another input with the same hash.

Forms of second preimage attack

pluralsecond preimage attacks
alternative formsecond-preimage attack

Questions about second preimage attack

What does second preimage attack mean?
Second preimage attack means an attack on a cryptographic hash function that is able to find a second preimage for a hash and its preimage; that is, given a hash and an input that has that specific hash, it is able to find (faster than by brute force) another input with the same hash.
What part of speech is second preimage attack?
Second preimage attack is a noun.
What is the plural of second preimage attack?
The plural of second preimage attack is second preimage attacks.

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