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🪨 Not bendable 🔒 Cannot be changed
unmalleability

unmalleability

9.9
Resistance to changing a coded message so it gives a related readable message without the key
  • noun
  • /ˌʌnˈmælɪˌəˈbɪlɪti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : incorruptibilidad
  • The protocol's unmalleability prevented attackers from altering ciphertexts to produce predictable plaintext changes.

Examples

  • The unmalleability of the encryption method ensures data integrity.

  • Researchers measure a cipher's unmalleability to evaluate its resistance to adaptive chosen-ciphertext attacks.

  • During the audit we noted lacking unmalleability allowed modified messages to pass signature checks mistakenly.

  • One key feature of this algorithm is its unmalleability.

  • The protocol's unmalleability prevented attackers from altering ciphertexts to produce predictable plaintext changes.

  • Researchers measure a cipher's unmalleability to evaluate its resistance to adaptive chosen-ciphertext attacks.

  • The unmalleability of the encryption method ensures that attempts to modify the ciphertext do not yield meaningful information.

Synonyms

incorruptibility
vsunmalleability
  • Specialized
8.6

A record or system whose data cannot be changed after it is stored

is a narrower cryptographic property that stops meaningful ciphertext alteration
unchangeableness
vsunmalleability
8.6

A state of staying the same over time without becoming different

is stricter and focuses on stopping meaningful ciphertext changes by attackers
unchangeability
vsunmalleability
7.4

The quality of not changing over time

is technical and specific to cryptography rather than general stability

Surface Forms

unmalleability singular
unmalleabilities plural

Morphology

unmalleability = unmalleable (semi-transparent) = un + malleable + ity

Morphologically formed by adding '-ity' to 'unmalleable', a regular nominalization of the adjective.

Etymology

The word unmalleability in cryptography also uses un- 'not' and malleable 'able to be shaped', so it describes an encrypted message that cannot be 'shaped' or changed into a related meaningful message by someone else. Think of it like a sealed box that cannot be reshaped by a thief, which is why unmalleability protects the message.