Known-plaintext attack
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Known-plaintext attack
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The known-plaintext attack (KPA) is an attack model for cryptanalysis where the attacker has access to both the plaintext and its encrypted version (ciphertext). These can be used to reveal secret keys and code books. The term "crib" originated at Bletchley Park, the British World War II decryption operation, where it was defined as:
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Attack model for cryptanalysis with access to both plaintext and ciphertext
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Known-plaintext_attack
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2024-01-07T22:00:05Z
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