WorksheetsCrypto Vocab
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 24mins
Ceasar cipher
a technique for encryption that shifts the alphabet by some number of characters.
the generic term for a technique or algorithm that performs encryption.
an encryption technique that maps each letter of the alphabet to a randomly chosen other letter.
a encryption technique in which the key used to encrypt data is different from the key used to decrypt.
an encryption technique in which the key used to encrypt data is also used to decrypt.
cipher
a technique for encryption that shifts the alphabet by some number of characters.
the generic term for a technique or algorithm that performs encryption.
an encryption technique that maps each letter of the alphabet to a randomly chosen other letter.
a encryption technique in which the key used to encrypt data is different from the key used to decrypt.
an encryption technique in which the key used to encrypt data is also used to decrypt.
random substitution cipher
a technique for encryption that shifts the alphabet by some number of characters.
the generic term for a technique or algorithm that performs encryption.
an encryption technique that maps each letter of the alphabet to a randomly chosen other letter.
a encryption technique in which the key used to encrypt data is different from the key used to decrypt.
an encryption technique in which the key used to encrypt data is also used to decrypt.
asymmetric encryption
a technique for encryption that shifts the alphabet by some number of characters.
the generic term for a technique or algorithm that performs encryption.
an encryption technique that maps each letter of the alphabet to a randomly chosen other letter.
a encryption technique in which the key used to encrypt data is different from the key used to decrypt.
an encryption technique in which the key used to encrypt data is also used to decrypt.
symmetric encryption
a technique for encryption that shifts the alphabet by some number of characters.
the generic term for a technique or algorithm that performs encryption.
an encryption technique that maps each letter of the alphabet to a randomly chosen other letter.
a encryption technique in which the key used to encrypt data is different from the key used to decrypt.
an encryption technique in which the key used to encrypt data is also used to decrypt.
cracking encryption
the process of decoding a secret message without knowing all the specifics of the cipher.
the process of reversing encryption, taking a secret message and reproducing the original plain text.
the process of encoding messages to keep them secret.
a mathematical operation that returns the remainder after integer division.
a problem that a computer cannot solve in a reasonable amount of time.
decryption
the process of decoding a secret message without knowing all the specifics of the cipher.
the process of reversing encryption, taking a secret message and reproducing the original plain text.
the process of encoding messages to keep them secret.
a mathematical operation that returns the remainder after integer division.
a problem that a computer cannot solve in a reasonable amount of time.
encryption
the process of decoding a secret message without knowing all the specifics of the cipher.
the process of reversing encryption, taking a secret message and reproducing the original plain text.
the process of encoding messages to keep them secret.
a mathematical operation that returns the remainder after integer division.
a problem that a computer cannot solve in a reasonable amount of time.
computationally hard
the process of decoding a secret message without knowing all the specifics of the cipher.
the process of reversing encryption, taking a secret message and reproducing the original plain text.
the process of encoding messages to keep them secret.
a mathematical operation that returns the remainder after integer division.
a problem that a computer cannot solve in a reasonable amount of time.
modulo
the process of decoding a secret message without knowing all the specifics of the cipher.
the process of reversing encryption, taking a secret message and reproducing the original plain text.
the process of encoding messages to keep them secret.
a mathematical operation that returns the remainder after integer division.
a problem that a computer cannot solve in a reasonable amount of time.
private key
a decryption key that is never shared, used in asymmetric encryption techniques.
a decryption key which is made public, used in asymmetric encryption techniques.
public key
a decryption key that is never shared, used in asymmetric encryption techniques.
a decryption key which is made public, used in asymmetric encryption techniques.
