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Side-channel attacks
1. Side-channel attacks
A side-channel attack typically works by:
- Exploiting an unpatched operating system service
- Injecting script into a web page
- Guessing the password with a dictionary
- Measuring physical or timing information (e.g. power use or response time) to infer secrets
Answer
D
Side channels leak information indirectly (timing, power, electromagnetic emissions) rather than breaking the algorithm itself.