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Is a known plaintext, ciphertext, and public-key a viable attack on RSA?
Assume Alice and Bob are using RSA to create a common session key and Cindy is listening, attempting to obtain the session key.
Alice and Bob each have their public- and private-key pairs ...
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Comparing plaintext to contents of ciphertext
Given an authenticated mode of encryption, when comparing a plaintext string against the contents of a ciphertext, which approach is typically considered safer?
Encrypt the plaintext and compare ...
