An Encryption Scheme Is Said to Be __________ If the Cost

question 8

Short Answer

An encryption scheme is said to be __________ if the cost of breaking the cipher exceeds the value of the encrypted information and the time required to break the cipher exceeds the useful lifetime of the information.

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Definitions:

Degrees of Freedom

The count of distinct values or quantities that can change during an analysis while still adhering to all constraints.

Normal Distribution

This refers to a probability distribution characterized by its symmetry about the mean, highlighting that data closer to the mean are encountered more frequently than data far from the mean.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent pieces of information used in the calculation of a statistic, often representing the number of values free to vary.

T Distribution

A probability distribution used in statistical analysis when the sample size is small and the population standard deviation is unknown.