chosen-plaintext attack
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English[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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Translations[edit]
cryptanalytic attack
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