preimage attack

English

Noun

preimage attack (plural preimage attacks)

1. (cryptography) An attack on a cryptographic hash function that is able to find a preimage for a hash; that is, it is able to determine (faster than by brute force) some input that results in a known hash when passed through the algorithm.

Coordinate terms

• collision attack, second preimage attack

Translations

attack on a hash function

• Finnish: alkukuvahyökkäys