Re: Attack Mode examples with simple cipher?

From: Joe Peschel (jpeschel_at_no.spam.org)
Date: 08/31/04


Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 04:47:43 -0000


"flip" <flip_alpha@safebunch.com> wrote in
news:1093915874.118168@news-1.nethere.net:

> Hello,
>
> I was wondering if anyone has done simple examples using something
> like a shift cipher (or even a reduced round symmetric cipher) to show
> example of a ciphertext, chosen ciphertext, plaintext, ... attack?
>

Jim Gillogly, Doug Gwyn, others, and I have demonstrated ciphertext-only,
known-plaintext, and chosen-plaintext attacks here at one time or another.
I think, but I'm not sure, that chosen-ciphertext attacks have been
demonstrated here, too.

J

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