What is a method of cryptanalysis in which an attacker tries every possible key knowing that eventually one of them will work?
What is a method of cryptanalysis in which an attacker tries every possible key knowing that eventually one of them will work?
- brute-force
- cryptanalysis
- nonrepudiation
- substitution
- transposition
- Vigenère
Explanation: In a brute-force attempt to decipher a coded message, every possible value is attempted.
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