chosen-plaintext attack
chosen-plaintext attack · chosen-plaintext attacks
An attack on a cryptosystem that relies on the attacker's ability to choose any…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.
Meaning
1 sensesAn 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.
Forms
plural: chosen-plaintext attacks| Singular | chosen-plaintext attack |
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Synonyms
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