| Definitions of 'rubber hose cryptanalysis' |
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1. rubber hose cryptanalysis
[sci.crypt newsgroup] The technique of breaking a code or cipher by
finding someone who has the key and applying a rubber hose vigorously and
repeatedly to the soles of that luckless person's feet until the key is
discovered. Shorthand for any method of coercion: the originator of the
term drily noted that it “can take a surprisingly short time and is
quite computationally inexpensive” relative to other cryptanalysis
methods. Compare social engineering,
brute force.
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