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312-50V10 · Question #28

In which of the following cryptography attack methods, the attacker makes a series of interactive queries, choosing subsequent plaintexts based on the information from the previous encryptions?

The correct answer is C. Adaptive chosen-plaintext attack. An adaptive chosen-plaintext attack is distinguished by the attacker's ability to dynamically select each new plaintext query based on the results of all previous encryption queries, allowing iterative refinement of the attack.

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Question

In which of the following cryptography attack methods, the attacker makes a series of interactive queries, choosing subsequent plaintexts based on the information from the previous encryptions?

Options

  • AChosen-plaintext attack
  • BCiphertext-only attack
  • CAdaptive chosen-plaintext attack
  • DKnown-plaintext attack

How the community answered

(44 responses)
  • A
    7% (3)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    82% (36)
  • D
    9% (4)

Why each option

An adaptive chosen-plaintext attack is distinguished by the attacker's ability to dynamically select each new plaintext query based on the results of all previous encryption queries, allowing iterative refinement of the attack.

AChosen-plaintext attack

A chosen-plaintext attack allows the attacker to encrypt arbitrary plaintexts, but all plaintexts are selected non-adaptively (in advance), without using feedback from previous encryptions.

BCiphertext-only attack

A ciphertext-only attack gives the attacker access only to intercepted ciphertexts with no ability to query an encryption oracle or choose any plaintexts.

CAdaptive chosen-plaintext attackCorrect

In an adaptive chosen-plaintext attack, the attacker has access to an encryption oracle and submits plaintexts interactively, using the ciphertext output from each query to inform the choice of the next plaintext. This adaptive feedback loop makes the attack significantly more powerful than a standard chosen-plaintext attack because the adversary can zero in on key information progressively rather than selecting all plaintexts in advance.

DKnown-plaintext attack

A known-plaintext attack provides the attacker with fixed pairs of plaintexts and their corresponding ciphertexts, but the attacker cannot choose which plaintexts are used.

Concept tested: Adaptive chosen-plaintext cryptographic attack model

Source: https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/adaptive_chosen_plaintext_attack

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