80. Cryptographic Attacks

Cryptographic Attacks

Techniques and strategies that adversaries employ to exploit vulnerabilities in cryptographic systems with the intent to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, or authenticity of data

Downgrade Attacks

Aims to force a system into using a weaker or older cryptographic standard or protocol than what it is currently using

Collision Attacks

Aims to fien two different inputs that produce the same hash output

Quantum Computing

A computer that uses quantum mechanics to generate and manipulate quantum bits (qubits) in order to access enormous processing powers

POODLE Attack

Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption attack, which targeted SSL version 3.0

Birthday Paradox

In a group of just 23 people, there’s a more than 50/50 chance that two of them share the same birthday

Quantum Communication

A communications network that relies on qubits made of photons to send multiple combinations of ones and zeroes simultaneously which results in tamper resistant and extremely fast communications

Qubit

A quantum bit composed of electrons or photons that can represent numerous combinations of ones and zeros at the same time through superposition

Post-quantum Cryptography

New kind of cryptographic algorithm that can be implemented using today’s classical computers but is also impervious to attacks from future quantum computers