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> The attacker would only get one guess As described in Efail, they don’t need to guess; they know the first 11 bytes with very, very high probability. I doub
by espadrine 5y ago
> The attacker would only get one guess
As described in Efail, they don’t need to guess; they know the first 11 bytes with very, very high probability.
I doubt me being able to read a third of your encrypted emails is remotely acceptable to you.
> The recipient […] would see the attack message and would immediately know there was something going on.
That solace is fleeting when it is already too late. The attacker has your decrypted message.