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Crossword: Cryptanalysis Techniques

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

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

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

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

5. The encrypted form of a plaintext message

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

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

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

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9. The study of analyzing and breaking encryption schemes

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

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

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


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