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| − | Cryptanalysis consists of the steps and operations performed in converting encrypted messages into plain text without initial knowledge of the key employed in the encryption. | + | '''Cryptanalysis''' consists of the steps and operations performed in converting encrypted messages into plain text without initial knowledge of the key employed in the [[encryption]].<ref>http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/doddict/data/c/01434.html</ref> |
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| | + | Elementary examples of cryptanalysis are presented in two famous short stories, [[Edgar Allen Poe]]'s |
| | + | ''[[Gold bug|The Gold Bug]]'' and Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s ''The Adventure of the Dancing Men." In each of these stories, a fictional detective solves a simple [[substitution cipher]] and explains to the reader how he does it. |
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| | + | ==See also== |
| | + | * [[List of military strategies and concepts]] |
| | + | * [[Encryption]]: [[Cryptography]]-Cryptanalysis-[[Cryptology]]-[[Public-key encryption]] |
| | + | * [[Unalienable rights]] of the [[Bill of Rights]]: [[First Amendment]], [[Fourth Amendment]], [[Fifth Amendment]] |
| | + | * [[Right to Privacy]] |
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| | + | '''Contrast with:''' |
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| | + | * [[Mass surveillance]] of [[Big government]] [[ObamaCare]] [[Welfare state]] leads to [[Nanny state]], leads to [[Police state]]: [[Globalist]]-[[Statist]]-[[Socialist]]-[[Communist]] |
| | + | * [[Liberal totalitarianism]] |
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| | + | ==References== |
| | + | {{reflist|2}} |
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| | + | [[Category:Cryptography]] |
| | + | [[Category:Military Strategies and Concepts]] |