Test Your Knowledge of Classical Ciphers

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What are the components of a cryptosystem?

  • Set of possible plaintexts, set of possible keys
  • Set of possible plaintexts, set of possible ciphertexts, set of possible keys (correct)
  • Set of possible keys, set of possible ciphertexts
  • Set of possible plaintexts, set of possible ciphertexts

What is the purpose of the encryption function in a cryptosystem?

  • To decrypt the plaintext using a parameter m
  • To encrypt the plaintext using a parameter K (correct)
  • To decrypt the ciphertext using a parameter K
  • To encrypt the ciphertext using a parameter m

What is the decryption function used for in a cryptosystem?

  • To decrypt the ciphertext using a parameter K (correct)
  • To decrypt the plaintext using a parameter m
  • To encrypt the plaintext using a parameter K
  • To encrypt the ciphertext using a parameter m

What is the key space in a cryptosystem?

<p>The set of possible keys (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a shift cipher?

<p>A cipher that shifts all letters of the plaintext K positions to the right, circularly (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a substitution cipher?

<p>A cipher that substitutes letters in the plaintext using a substitution table (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of cryptanalysis?

<p>To break a cipher (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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