A brute-force attack is attempting to find a secret value by trying all possible values until the correct one is found.

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How does one find out ciphers/passwords without knowing what cryptographic algorithms are used?

If one does not reveal what cryptographic algorithms are used, how does a cracker find out a password/cipher that is used to communicate data? I heard that because there are methods to try cracking ...
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Kryptos : K3. What is the accepted transposition for a solution?

I'm studying the Kryptos sculpture with its cryptographic puzzles K1 to K4. It's understood that K3 is solved via transposition, but I have seen several solutions. Which is the best/accepted one?