chosen-ciphertext attack (English, noun)
expansion: chosen-ciphertext attack (plural chosen-ciphertext attacks)
Senses:
topics: computing
cryptography
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: An attack on a cryptosystem that relies on the attacker's ability to choose any ciphertext of their liking and decrypt it into the corresponding plaintext with that system and key. More powerful than a chosen-plaintext attack.
Forms:
form: chosen-ciphertext attacks
tags: plural