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known-plaintext attack

known-plaintext attack

An attack in which the attacker knows part of the ciphertext and the corresponding plaintext.

Description based on the Crypto Museum's crypto glossary.1

Sources

  1. Crypto Museum, Crypto glossary

Checked: 3 November 2026