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Which of the following choices is true about cryptography?

Cryptography is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of third parties
(called adversaries.) More generally, it is about constructing and analyzing protocols that overcome the
influence of adversaries and that are related to various aspects in information security such as data
confidentiality, data integrity, authentication, and non-repudiation. Modern cryptography intersects the
disciplines of mathematics, computer science, and electrical engineering. Applications of cryptography include
ATM cards, computer passwords, and electronic commerce.Basic example to understand how cryptography works is given below:
SECURE (plain text)
+1(+1 next letter, for example, the letter ““T”” is used for ““S”” to encrypt.)
TFDVSF (encrypted text)
+=logic=> Algorithm
1=Factor=> Key
Which of the following choices is true about cryptography?


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