# adaptive chosen-ciphertext attack

> interactive form of chosen-ciphertext attack in which an attacker first sends some ciphertexts to be decrypted chosen adaptively and then uses the results to distinguish a target ciphertext without consulting the oracle on the challenge ciphertext

**Wikidata**: [Q4680729](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4680729)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_chosen-ciphertext_attack)  
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