ISC Exam Questions

Calculating the time and effort needed to break an encryption process is referred to as its ________

Calculating the time and effort needed to break an encryption process is referred to as its ______________.

A.
Payload

B.
Secret key

C.
Work factor

D.
Attack factor

Explanation:
An attacker’s work factor consists of the amount of time and effort
needed to break a cryptosystem. Algorithms with high work factors are less
vulnerable to cryptoanalysis attacks.