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ML0-320 · Question #35

You have collected a series of messages that are all encrypted. You do not have access to the matching plaintext nor do you have any idea of the key and algorithm that were used to encrypt those…

The correct answer is D. Cliphertext only attack. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

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You have collected a series of messages that are all encrypted. You do not have access to the matching plaintext nor do you have any idea of the key and algorithm that were used to encrypt those messages. You will attempt a crypto attack in order to find the key. How would you call such an attack?

Options

  • Achosen Plaintext Attack
  • BKnown ciphertext attack
  • CChosen Key Attack
  • DCliphertext only attack

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  • B
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  • C
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  • D
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