5 Questions
What is the primary security service provided by the earlier cryptographic systems?
Confidentiality of information
What is the Caesar Cipher also known as?
Shift Cipher
What is the 'shift number' used for in the Caesar Cipher?
Key generation
In which type of scheme are pairs of letters encrypted rather than single letters?
Poly-alphabetic substitution cipher
What is the primary basic element used in earlier cryptographic systems?
Alphabets
Test your knowledge of historical cryptographic systems with this quiz. Learn about the symmetric key encryption schemes and the use of alphabets as the basic element for encryption. Explore the earlier ciphers and their role in providing confidentiality of information.
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