What are the general approaches to attacking a cipher and what makes these approaches so successful?
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- This approach is successful because it is guaranteed to eventually find the correct key, especially for weaker ciphers with shorter key lengths. - However, it can be time-consuming and computationally intensive for ciphers with longer key lengths. Show more…
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