cryptanalysis
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cryptanalysis
[‚krip·tə′nal·ə·səs] (communications)
Steps and operations performed in converting encrypted messages into plain text without previous knowledge of the key employed.
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cryptanalysis
The branch of cryptography concerned with decoding encrypted messages when you're not supposed to be able to.
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