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A simple cryptosystem that keeps the same letters and shuffles the order is an example of what?

The correct answer is A. Permutation. A permutation cipher rearranges the positions of characters in a message without replacing them, keeping all original characters intact.

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Question

A simple cryptosystem that keeps the same letters and shuffles the order is an example of what?

Options

  • APermutation
  • BRotation
  • CMonolithic
  • DSubstitution

How the community answered

(64 responses)
  • A
    78% (50)
  • B
    13% (8)
  • C
    6% (4)
  • D
    3% (2)

Why each option

A permutation cipher rearranges the positions of characters in a message without replacing them, keeping all original characters intact.

APermutationCorrect

A permutation cipher, also known as a transposition cipher, preserves all original plaintext characters and rearranges their order according to a key or algorithm. This exactly matches the described behavior of shuffling character order while keeping the same letters.

BRotation

A rotation cipher shifts each letter a fixed number of positions in the alphabet, changing the letter values themselves rather than rearranging their positions.

CMonolithic

Monolithic is not a recognized standard classification for cipher types in cryptography.

DSubstitution

A substitution cipher replaces each plaintext character with a different character or symbol, changing the actual letters rather than their arrangement.

Concept tested: Permutation vs substitution cipher classification

Source: https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/transposition_cipher

Topics

#permutation cipher#transposition#classical cryptography#cryptosystem

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