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_____ uses at least two different shifts, changing the shift with different letters in the plain text.

A.
Caesar cipher
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A.
Caesar cipher
B.
multi-alphabet encryption
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B.
multi-alphabet encryption
C.
Scytale
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C.
Scytale
D.
Atbash
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D.
Atbash
Suggested answer: B

Explanation:

multi-alphabet encryption

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyalphabetic_cipher

Two different shifts create two different alphabets.

For +1 and +2

Plaintext alphabet

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

2 ciphertext alphabets

B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A

C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B

Incorrect answers:

Scytale - transposition cipher

Caesar cipher - monoalphabetic cipher

Atbash - monoalphabetic cipher

asked 18/09/2024
Hector Quintero
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