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chosen-plaintext attack

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
cho-sen--plain-tex-t at-tack
IPA
41
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
7
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Inflected Forms

chosen-plaintext attacks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ciphertext-only attack known-plaintext attack chosen-ciphertext attack

Synonyms

CPA

Questions

What does chosen-plaintext attack mean?
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.

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