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The Initial Permutation table/matrix is of size(a) 16×8(b) 12×8(c) 8×8(d) 4×8This question was addressed to me in an online quiz.This interesting question is from The Data Encryption Standard (DES) and It’s Strength topic in division Block Ciphers and the Data Encryption Standard of Cryptograph & Network Security

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The CORRECT answer is (C) 8×8

To explain: There are 64 BITS to permute and this REQUIRES a 8×8 matrix.



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