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Acoustic cryptanalysis

Acoustic cryptanalysis is a way of seeing if someone has found a way to break into a computer system. It works by listening to the noises the computer makes when it tries to encrypt or decrypt information. If someone has found a way to figure out what the computer is doing, acoustic cryptanalysis can detect this by listening to the pattern of sounds it makes.
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