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Eccouncil Exam ECSS Topic 6 Question 91 Discussion

Actual exam question for Eccouncil's ECSS exam
Question #: 91
Topic #: 6
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Kevin, a security team member, was instructed to share a policy document with the employees. As it was supposed to be shared within the network, he used a simple algorithm to encrypt the document that just rearranges the same characters to produce the ciphertext.

Identify the type of cipher employed by Kevin in the above scenario.

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Queen
25 days ago
Haha, I bet Kevin got this idea from a cartoon he watched. 'Just rearrange the letters, that'll keep 'em safe!' Clearly, he needs to brush up on his cryptography skills.
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Ettie
27 days ago
Hold on, did Kevin really use a simple algorithm? Sounds like he might have just swapped the characters around without any real encryption. What a slacker!
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Dan
16 days ago
Kevin probably used a substitution cipher, just rearranging characters.
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Jennie
1 months ago
Hmm, I'm not so sure. Rearranging characters could also be a substitution cipher, where each character is replaced with another. I'll have to think this one through a bit more.
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Kanisha
2 days ago
Eric: Maybe we should do some more research to confirm.
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Gerald
17 days ago
User 3: I'm leaning towards transposition too.
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Eric
27 days ago
User 2: But it could also be a transposition cipher.
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Torie
28 days ago
User 1: I think it's a substitution cipher.
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Joesph
2 months ago
Ah, I think Kevin used a transposition cipher. The question mentions he just rearranged the characters to produce the ciphertext, which is the defining characteristic of a transposition cipher.
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Torie
16 days ago
Transposition cipher is a type of encryption where the positions of the characters are rearranged to create the ciphertext.
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Donette
27 days ago
Yes, you are correct! Kevin indeed used a transposition cipher.
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Glenn
2 months ago
I'm not sure, but I think it could also be a Substitution cipher.
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Leslie
2 months ago
I agree with Telma, Transposition cipher rearranges characters.
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Telma
2 months ago
I think Kevin used a Transposition cipher.
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