Cryptanalysis

Updated: 04/26/2017 by Computer Hope
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Cryptanalysis is analyzing secure information systems to discover their hidden components. The goal of cryptanalysis is to decrypt encrypted data without knowing the secret key. Usually, cryptanalysis involves solving extremely complex mathematical problems, such as determining the prime factors of large integers.

Decrypt, Encrypt, Security terms