ciphertext

ciphertext
noun Date: 1939 the enciphered form of a text or of its elements — compare plaintext

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • ciphertext — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : the cipher form of a text or of its elements this message looks like ciphertext in the Playfair scheme no ciphertext J is possible compare plaintext; c III 4 * * * /suy feuhr tekst /, n. the encoded version of a message or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ciphertext indistinguishability — is a property of many encryption schemes. Intuitively, if a cryptosystem possesses the property of indistinguishability, then an adversary will be unable to distinguish pairs of ciphertexts based on the message they encrypt. The property of… …   Wikipedia

  • Ciphertext Indistinguishability — (Ununterscheidbarkeit von Geheimtexten) ist ein Begriff der bei Sicherheitsbeweisen von Verschlüsselungsverfahren verwendet wird. Bei einem Verfahren mit dieser Eigenschaft kann ein Angreifer nicht zwischen den Geheimtexten zweier Klartexte… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Ciphertext stealing — In cryptography, ciphertext stealing (CTS) is a general method of using a block cipher mode of operation that allows for processing of messages that are not evenly divisible into blocks without resulting in any expansion of the ciphertext, at the …   Wikipedia

  • Ciphertext-only attack — In cryptography, a ciphertext only attack (COA) or known ciphertext attack is an attack model for cryptanalysis where the attacker is assumed to have access only to a set of ciphertexts. The attack is completely successful if the corresponding… …   Wikipedia

  • Ciphertext expansion — In cryptography, the term ciphertext expansion refers to the length increase of a message when it is encrypted. Many modern cryptosystems cause some degree of expansion during the encryption process, for instance when the resulting ciphertext… …   Wikipedia

  • Ciphertext — Entschlüsselung eines Geheimtextes Als Geheimtext (auch: Kryptogramm, Chiffrat, Kryptotext oder Schlüsseltext) wird in der Kryptographie, also der Wissenschaft von den Geheimschriften, der Text genannt, der durch Verschlüsselung mithilfe eines… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • ciphertext — /suy feuhr tekst /, n. the encoded version of a message or other text; cryptogram. Cf. plain text. [1935 40; CIPHER + TEXT] * * * …   Universalium

  • ciphertext — noun Encoded text, text that is unreadable. All ciphertexts look alike; thats how you know its in code. Ant: plain text …   Wiktionary

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