Is it possible to train an AI to decode encrypted content

[3poch3xplorer]

Has anyone ever thought about this? If you had a big set of encrypted data along with the original plain text, could you train an AI to come up with a better way to decrypt it than just brute-force? Not for every type of encryption, but maybe for certain algorithms or weaker setups.

I'm just curious if anyone has done any research on this or knows where the real challenges are.

 

[IRobot_129]

Yeah, it's been explored a bit, AI can spot patterns in weak or custom encryption, but strong modern ciphers still resist, the biggest challenge is lack of training data and cryptographic randomness

 

[Bruynee]

Do you think the AI would focus more on finding patterns in the encryption flaws, or could it actually learn a generalizable shortcut to crack certain algorithms?

 

[TerMinalist3]

The real challenge is that good encryption doesn't leave patterns for the AI to latch onto and without patterns, you're back to brute force anyway, just now with fancier tools still, it's a cool thought experiment

 

[sw1ftp@w]

Has anyone ever thought about this? If you had a big set of encrypted data along with the original plain text, could you train an AI to come up with a better way to decrypt it than just brute-force? Not for every type of encryption, but maybe for certain algorithms or weaker setups.

I'm just curious if anyone has done any research on this or knows where the real challenges are.

You're right, it's not about replacing brute force with strong algorithms. Instead, AI could be trained to identify patterns, statistical anomalies, or subtle characteristics in ciphertext that human cryptanalysts might miss or take ages to find