If attacker has original data, and encrypted data, can they determine the passphrase?
- by Brad Cupit
If an attacker has several distinct items (for example: e-mail addresses) and knows the encrypted value of each item, can the attacker more easily determine the secret passphrase used to encrypt those items? Meaning, can they determine the passphrase without resorting to brute force?
This question may sound strange, so let me provide a use-case:
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