Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

passive attack

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: pas-sive at-tack
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An attack in which the cryptanalyst cannot interact with any of the parties involved, attempting to break the system solely based upon observed data such as ciphertext.

noun

A damaging effect that is caused by an object or character when another character interacts with it.

Example Sentences

"The dungeon fern has a passive attack that releases spores."

Inflected Forms

passive attacks (plural)

Synonyms

passive

Questions

What does passive attack mean?: An attack in which the cryptanalyst cannot interact with any of the parties involved, attempting to break the system solely based upon observed data such as ciphertext.

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