Definition of Cryptanalysis

1. Noun. The science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms.


Definition of Cryptanalysis

1. Noun. The science of analyzing and breaking of codes and ciphers. ¹

2. Noun. An analysis or decrypting of a specific text or a specific code or cipher. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cryptanalysis

1. [n -ANALYSES]

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Literary usage of Cryptanalysis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Information Security and Privacy in Network Environments by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Eli Biham and Adi Shamir published the first paper on differential cryptanalysis, which they discovered in 1990. After this announcement, a member of the ..."

2. U.S. Army Signals Intelligence in World War II: A Documentary History by James Leslie Gilbert, John Patrick Finnegan (1993)
"When the Intelligence Branch began operations in North Africa during the winter of 1942-43 radio intercept and the cryptanalysis of enemy low- and ..."

3. National Information Systems Security '95 (18th) Proceedings: Making by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"cryptanalysis of the system will be based on the existence of algorithms that produce the same transformation using far fewer resources than the original. ..."

4. The Final Months of the War with Japan: Signals Intelligence, U. S. Invasion by Douglas J. MacEachim (1999)
"The British used the term ULTRA to mark cryptanalysis of high-level German systems. As US-British cooperation increased during the war, the US also marked ..."

5. Thirty Secret Years by Robin Denniston (2007)
"His skills as a German linguist caused his entry into the world of wireless interception and cryptanalysis, but it very soon became apparent that other ..."

6. Issue Update on Information Security and Privacy in Network Environmentsby DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Modern, computer-based cryptography and cryptanalysis began in the World War II era, with the successful Allied computational efforts to break the ciphers ..."

7. Interception of International Telecommunications by the National Security by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"He ignored his duties, the report continued, "while he profited from real estate activities; his enthusiasm for cryptanalysis lagged as he became a ..."

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