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What is a cryptanalyst?

What is a cryptanalyst? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. An expert in analyzing and breaking codes and ciphers.
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This was discovered by an astute cryptanalyst at Central Bureau and in April 1943 that code was broken.
Despite his powerful intellect, he always claimed modestly that he was not clever enough to be a cryptanalyst.
Other job titles for cryptologists include cryptanalyst and cryptographer.
In the discussion of the preceding paragraphs, the cryptanalyst knows only the ciphertext and general structural information about the plaintext.
During the Second World War, while working as a cryptanalyst for the Department of National Defence, he completed his MA and PhD in French at the University of Ottawa.
Correlation between the secret key and the output of the cryptosystem is the main source of information to the cryptanalyst.

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