chosen-plaintext attack
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[edit]Noun
[edit]chosen-plaintext attack (plural chosen-plaintext attacks)
- (cryptography) 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.
Synonyms
[edit]- CPA (initialism)
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[edit]Translations
[edit]cryptanalytic attack
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