Scribd
Upload
30 views

Asignment 1 Quetions

This document is a summary of the requirements for Assignment 1 of the course ELEC 8660: Data Security and Cryptography taught in Fall 2021. It outlines 5 problems to solve relating to different encryption ciphers: (1) decrypt a ciphertext using a shift cipher, (2) encrypt plaintext using an affine cipher, (3) encrypt using a monoalphabetic cipher, (4) encrypt using a Vigenere cipher, and (5) encrypt using a Playfair cipher. Solutions must be submitted as a single Word or PDF file through Blackboard by October 6, 2021.

Uploaded by

Anchal Anchal
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
30 views

Asignment 1 Quetions

This document is a summary of the requirements for Assignment 1 of the course ELEC 8660: Data Security and Cryptography taught in Fall 2021. It outlines 5 problems to solve relating to different encryption ciphers: (1) decrypt a ciphertext using a shift cipher, (2) encrypt plaintext using an affine cipher, (3) encrypt using a monoalphabetic cipher, (4) encrypt using a Vigenere cipher, and (5) encrypt using a Playfair cipher. Solutions must be submitted as a single Word or PDF file through Blackboard by October 6, 2021.

Uploaded by

Anchal Anchal
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 1

Fall 2021 0688566: Data Security and Cryptography H.

Wu

ELEC 8660: Data Security and Cryptography, Fall 2021


Assignment One (Due: 10pm, Wednesday, Oct 6, 2021)

Requirements:

• Organize your assignment solution into one single file in Microsoft Word or PDF format
(including PDF generated from scanning);

• Submission must be conducted through Blackboard website.

1. (20 marks) The following ciphertext was encryption of an English sentence using a shift cipher:

ERETTPIEHECOIITWXLIHSGXSVEAEC.

Find the original sentence.

2. (20 marks) Encrypt the following plaintext using the affine cipher with key (a, b) = (5, 8) and
obtain the ciphertext.
Knowledge is power

3. (20 marks) Let the encryption keyword of a monoalphabetic cipher be CODE. Obtain ciphertext
for message sentence:
Knowledge is power

4. (20 marks) Let the encryption keyword of a Vigenere cipher be CODE. Obtain ciphertext for
message sentence:
Knowledge is power

5. (20 marks) Let the encryption key-phrase of a playfair cipher be CODE WORD. Obtain the
encryption key and the ciphertext for message sentence:

Knowledge is power

Assignment 1 1/1

You might also like