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Who is the author of 'The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography'?
How does the author describe cryptanalysis?The science of decrypting a secret message without knowledge of the keyThe science of creating cryptogramsA technique for creating encrypted messagesA method of hacking
What is the 'cipher of Mary Queen of Scots' discussed in the book?
What does the term 'Quantum Cryptography' refer to?A way of sending secure messages using principles of quantum mechanicsA technique of writing in quantum languageA hypothetical field of studyThe use of quantum computers for hacking
Who created the single rotor Enigma machine?
When was the Beale Cipher finally cracked and what was discovered?It's still not fully solvedIn 1901, revealing a treasure mapIn 1953, revealing Beale's diaryIn 1986, revealing a secret society
Who is credited with writing an Arabic book on cryptography in the 9th century?
In the book, what war does Singh mention marked the first extensive use of the telegraph and thus, importance of encryption?The American Civil WarWorld War IThe Franco-Prussian WarWorld War II
What is the term used for a system of secret writing by which each letter of the plaintext (the original message) is replaced by a letter from a different alphabet or a different letter of the same alphabet?
What is the 'RSA algorithm' that is discussed in the book?A public-key cryptography algorithm used for secure data transmissionA code-breaking technique used during World War IIA method of encryption used in ancient EgyptA private-key cryptography algorithm