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How to attack a classical cipher using known partial plaintext?
I have a ciphertext generated by a classical cipher. I do not know what was cipher used to generate it. I do however have the beginning of the plaintext.
What are the cryptanalysis approaches for ...
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What are the main weaknesses, if any, of a Playfair cipher?
What are the main weaknesses, if any, of a Playfair cipher?
I know that they depend on none of the letters missing, but that is an easy fix if a letter gets dropped. Besides that, are there any other ...