Passive attack
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passive-attack-301-13923545
title:
Passive attack
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A passive attack on a cryptosystem is one in which the cryptanalyst cannot interact with any of the parties involved, attempting to break the system solely based upon observed data. This can also include known plaintext attacks where both the plaintext and its corresponding ciphertext are known. While active attackers can interact with the parties by sending data, a passive attacker is limited to intercepting communications (eavesdropping), and seeks to decrypt data by interpreting the transcrip
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Attempting to break a system solely based upon ciphertext
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_attack
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2023-12-15T20:46:41Z
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