chosen-plaintext attacks

A form of chosen-plaintext attack — An attack on a cryptosystem that relies on the attacker's ability to choose any plaintext of their liking and encrypt it into the corresponding ciphertext with that system and key. More powerful than a known-plaintext attack but less powerful than a chosen-ciphertext attack.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of chosen-plaintext attack
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