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_____________________ is the art & science of cracking the cipher-text without knowing the key.

a.

Cracking

b.

Cryptanalysis

c.

Cryptography

d.

Crypto-hacking

Answer: (b).Cryptanalysis

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Q. _____________________ is the art & science of cracking the cipher-text without knowing the key.

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