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Which of the following is not true about atbash cipher?(a) it is a mono alphabetic substitution cipher(b) it can only be used to encrypt hebrew alphabet(c) it is a special case of affine cipher(d) it is weaker than playfair cipherI had been asked this question in examination.This interesting question is from Cryptography topic in chapter Cryptography of Data Structures & Algorithms II

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The CORRECT option is (b) it can only be used to encrypt hebrew alphabet

The best I can EXPLAIN: Atbash CIPHER was originally built to encrypt hebrew alphabet. But it can be used to encrypt any TYPE of alphabets.



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