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What is the meaning of cipher in cryptography?(a) an algorithm that performs encryption(b) an algorithm that generates a secret code(c) an algorithm that performs encryption or decryption(d) a secret codeThis question was posed to me in an interview for job.Enquiry is from Cryptography in portion Cryptography of Data Structures & Algorithms II

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Right choice is (c) an ALGORITHM that performs encryption or DECRYPTION

Easiest explanation - Cipher is an algorithm for PERFORMING encryption or decryption. In cryptography, a set of defined steps are followed to generate ciphers.



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