"ciphertext-only attack" meaning in English

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        {
          "word": "known-plaintext attack"
        },
        {
          "word": "chosen-plaintext attack"
        },
        {
          "word": "chosen-ciphertext attack"
        }
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        "An attack on a cryptosystem that relies only on the attacker's knowledge of some ciphertexts encrypted with that system and key. Less powerful than a known-plaintext attack."
      ],
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          "ciphertext",
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        ],
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          "known-plaintext attack",
          "known-plaintext attack"
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        "(cryptography) An attack on a cryptosystem that relies only on the attacker's knowledge of some ciphertexts encrypted with that system and key. Less powerful than a known-plaintext attack."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "known-ciphertext attack"
        },
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          "word": "COA"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "cryptanalytic attack",
          "word": "vain salatekstiin perustuva hyökkäys"
        }
      ],
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        "en:ciphertext-only attack"
      ]
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  "word": "ciphertext-only attack"
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      "word": "known-plaintext attack"
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      "form": "ciphertext-only attacks",
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        "An attack on a cryptosystem that relies only on the attacker's knowledge of some ciphertexts encrypted with that system and key. Less powerful than a known-plaintext attack."
      ],
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          "ciphertext"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(cryptography) An attack on a cryptosystem that relies only on the attacker's knowledge of some ciphertexts encrypted with that system and key. Less powerful than a known-plaintext attack."
      ],
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "cryptanalytic attack",
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