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Crossword: Cryptanalysis Techniques

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1. A precomputed table used in password cracking to reverse cryptographic hash functions and quickly determine the original password.

2. The study of analyzing and breaking encryption schemes

3. A security feature that locks a user's account after a specified number of failed authentication attempts.

4. A type of attack where the cryptanalyst has access to both the plaintext and its corresponding ciphertext

5. A type of encryption where the order of letters in the plaintext is rearranged

6. A measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting unauthorized access.

7. A method of attempting to gain unauthorized access to a system by systematically attempting all possible combinations of words from a dictionary as passwords.

8. The encrypted form of a plaintext message

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9. A technique used in cryptanalysis to analyze the frequency of letters or symbols in a ciphertext

10. A method used in cryptography to try all possible combinations until the correct one is found

11. The process of recovering passwords from data that has been stored or transmitted in an encrypted or hashed form.

12. A type of encryption where each letter in the plaintext is replaced by a different letter or symbol


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