Multiple choice

An attack on cipher text in which the attacker attempts to use all possible permutations and combinations is called

  1. Cryptanalysis

  2. Rain Fence Technique

  3. Man in Middle Attack

  4. Brute-force attack

  5. Steganography
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Explanation

An attack on a cipher text message, wherein the attacker attempts to use all possible permutation and combination is called Brute-force attack. 

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