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cryptanalyze — v. analyze encrypted writings, break codes, decode … English contemporary dictionary
cryptanalyze — crypt·analyze … English syllables
cryptanalyze — (ˈ)kript+ transitive verb Etymology: from cryptanalysis, after English analysis: analyze : to solve by cryptanalysis * * * /krip tan l uyz /, v.t., cryptanalyzed, cryptanalyzing. to study (a cryptogram) for the purpose of discovering the clear… … Useful english dictionary
cryptology — cryptologist, n. cryptologic /krip tl oj ik/, cryptological, adj. /krip tol euh jee/, n. 1. cryptography. 2. the science and study of cryptanalysis and cryptography. [1635 45; < NL cryptologia. See CRYPTO , LOGY] * * * Introduction … Universalium
Differential cryptanalysis — is a general form of cryptanalysis applicable primarily to block ciphers, but also to stream ciphers and cryptographic hash functions. In the broadest sense, it is the study of how differences in an input can affect the resultant difference at… … Wikipedia
Index of coincidence — In cryptography, coincidence counting is the technique (invented by William F. Friedman[1]) of putting two texts side by side and counting the number of times that identical letters appear in the same position in both texts. This count, either as … Wikipedia
Book cipher — A book cipher is a cipher in which the key is some aspect of a book or other piece of text; books being common and widely available in modern times, users of book ciphers take the position that the details of the key is sufficiently well hidden… … Wikipedia
Books on cryptography — have been published sporadically and with highly variable quality for a long time. This is despite the tempting, though superficial, paradox that secrecy is of the essence in sending confidential messages mdash; see Kerckhoffs principle. In… … Wikipedia
Kasiski examination — In cryptanalysis, Kasiski examination (also referred to as Kasiski s Test or Kasiski s Method) is a method of attacking polyalphabetic substitution ciphers, such as the Vigenère cipher. It was independently developed by Charles Babbage and later… … Wikipedia
NSA encryption systems — The National Security Agency took over responsibility for all U.S. Government encryption systems when it was formed in 1952. The technical details of most NSA approved systems are still classified, but much more about its early systems has become … Wikipedia
