312-50V11 · Question #553
Which of the following cryptography attack methods is usually performed without the use of a computer?
The correct answer is C. Rubber hose attack. The rubber hose attack is a non-technical, coercive method of extracting cryptographic keys through physical threats or harm rather than any computational analysis.
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Which of the following cryptography attack methods is usually performed without the use of a computer?
Options
- ACiphertext-only attack
- BChosen key attack
- CRubber hose attack
- DRainbow table attack
How the community answered
(31 responses)- A3% (1)
- B6% (2)
- C90% (28)
Why each option
The rubber hose attack is a non-technical, coercive method of extracting cryptographic keys through physical threats or harm rather than any computational analysis.
A ciphertext-only attack is a computational cryptanalytic technique where the analyst uses only intercepted ciphertext to statistically or algorithmically deduce the key or plaintext, requiring a computer.
A chosen key attack is a technical cryptanalytic method in which the attacker studies cipher behavior under controlled key conditions, requiring computational tools and mathematical analysis.
The rubber hose attack involves threatening, coercing, or physically harming a person to compel disclosure of a cryptographic key or passphrase. It requires no computer or mathematical analysis - it exploits the human element as the weakest link, effectively bypassing even mathematically unbreakable encryption by targeting the person who holds the key.
A rainbow table attack uses precomputed hash-to-plaintext lookup tables to reverse password hashes, which requires a computer both to generate the tables and to perform the lookups.
Concept tested: Rubber hose physical coercion cryptographic attack
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