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BRUTE-FORCE TECHNIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
CONT

Without access to the correct key, data encrypted to ensure confidentiality can only be decrypted into understandable plaintext by using "brute-force" techniques, i.e., trying all possible variations of the key and checking to see if the resulting plaintext is meaningful.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
CONT

Sans la clé, les données codées pour des raisons de confidentialité ne peuvent être transformées en un texte clair compréhensible qu'en utilisant des techniques de «force brute», c'est-à-dire en essayant toutes les variantes possibles de la clé et en vérifiant si le texte clair qui en résulte a un sens.

Spanish

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