cryptanalysis
noun
crypt·anal·y·sis
ˌkrip-tə-ˈna-lə-səs 
1
: the solving of cryptograms or cryptographic systems
2
: the theory of solving cryptograms or cryptographic systems : the art of devising methods for cryptanalysis
cryptanalytic
adjective
or less commonly cryptanalytical
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IEEE Dayton Section and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research bring you two amazing speakers on cryptanalysis.
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IEEE Spectrum, 8 Apr. 2020
Many pointed to the need for more cryptanalysis to thoroughly investigate the possible weaknesses of each algorithm.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Sep. 2019
Using lattice cryptanalysis, the number of login attempts required for the attack can be reduced to 512.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 21 June 2022
Its adept mix of cryptanalysis, reverse engineering, and exploit development punches a major hole in defenses that Thunderbolt creator Intel spent considerable time and resources to erect.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 12 May 2020
WebAssembly proposes to change this, with native support for 64-bit integers, load-and-store offsets, and direct access to CPU instructions frequently used for specific tasks such as cryptanalysis.
—Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2019
There has been a great deal of work in mathematics and cryptanalysis around the RSA algorithm's use of primes.
—Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 29 Aug. 2019
Apart from the everyday women who broke new ground in the field of cryptanalysis, there are a few women whose absence from our nation’s historical memory is even more egregious.
—Liza Mundy, Smithsonian, 1 Mar. 2018
Her groundbreaking cryptanalytic work during and before World War II saved countless lives and immeasurably advanced the field of cryptanalysis, or codebreaking, and with it the science of encryption and cybersecurity.
—Liza Mundy, Slate Magazine, 10 Oct. 2017
IEEE Spectrum, 8 Apr. 2020
Many pointed to the need for more cryptanalysis to thoroughly investigate the possible weaknesses of each algorithm.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Sep. 2019
Using lattice cryptanalysis, the number of login attempts required for the attack can be reduced to 512.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 21 June 2022
Its adept mix of cryptanalysis, reverse engineering, and exploit development punches a major hole in defenses that Thunderbolt creator Intel spent considerable time and resources to erect.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 12 May 2020
WebAssembly proposes to change this, with native support for 64-bit integers, load-and-store offsets, and direct access to CPU instructions frequently used for specific tasks such as cryptanalysis.
—Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2019
There has been a great deal of work in mathematics and cryptanalysis around the RSA algorithm's use of primes.
—Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 29 Aug. 2019
Apart from the everyday women who broke new ground in the field of cryptanalysis, there are a few women whose absence from our nation’s historical memory is even more egregious.
—Liza Mundy, Smithsonian, 1 Mar. 2018
Her groundbreaking cryptanalytic work during and before World War II saved countless lives and immeasurably advanced the field of cryptanalysis, or codebreaking, and with it the science of encryption and cybersecurity.
—Liza Mundy, Slate Magazine, 10 Oct. 2017
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