From efb5f701d568210c74027dadbaeb694f4d55bc00 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Harsha Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2022 13:01:51 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Update definitions_R.md --- definitions/definitions_R.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/definitions/definitions_R.md b/definitions/definitions_R.md index eb51896..5273f20 100644 --- a/definitions/definitions_R.md +++ b/definitions/definitions_R.md @@ -157,3 +157,9 @@ A rootkit is a collection of computer software, typically malicious, designed to Links - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rootkit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rootkit) + +## Rubber Hose Cryptanalysis +In cryptography, rubber-hose cryptanalysis is a euphemism for the extraction of cryptographic secrets (e.g. the password to an encrypted file) from a person by coercion or torture[1]—such as beating that person with a rubber hose, hence the name—in contrast to a mathematical or technical cryptanalytic attack. + +Links +- [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber-hose_cryptanalysis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber-hose_cryptanalysis)