rubber-hose cryptanalysis
extraction of cryptographic secrets (e.g. the password to an encrypted file) from a person by coercion or torture
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rubber-hose cryptanalysis
Summary
rubber-hose cryptanalysis ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- cryptanalysis is named after rubber-hose cryptanalysis[2].
- hose is named after rubber-hose cryptanalysis[3].
- rubber-hose cryptanalysis's subclass of is recorded as coercion[4].
- rubber-hose cryptanalysis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01j6wz[5].
- rubber-hose cryptanalysis's depicted by is recorded as Security[6].
- rubber-hose cryptanalysis's used by is recorded as secret police[7].
- rubber-hose cryptanalysis's used by is recorded as torturer[8].
- rubber-hose cryptanalysis's uses is recorded as torture[9].
- rubber-hose cryptanalysis's uses is recorded as assault[10].
- rubber-hose cryptanalysis's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 33939784[11].
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Works and Contributions
Things named for rubber-hose cryptanalysis include Rubberhose[12], a proprietary software[13], written by Julian Assange[14].
Why It Matters
rubber-hose cryptanalysis ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]
Entities named for it include Rubberhose[12], a proprietary software[13], written by Julian Assange[14].