WGU Introduction to Cryptography-C839 (EC-Council CES) Q&A Latest Update 2025

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WGU Introduction to Cryptography - C839 (EC-Council CES) | Q&A Latest 2025/2026 | 100% PASS CrypTool - Answer -Software which allows encryption of text using historic algorithms The Enigma Machine - Answer -In World War II the Germans made use of an electro-mechanical rotor based cipher Known as The Enigma Machine. Allied cipher machines used in WWII included the British TypeX and the American SIGABA. The ADFGVX Cipher - Answer -invented by Colonel Fritz Nebel in 1918. The key for this algorithm is a six-by-six square of letters, used to encode a 36-letter alphabet. The Playfair Cipher - Answer -invented in 1854 by Charles Wheatstone. The Playfair cipher uses a five-by-five table containing a keyword or key phrase. Breaking the Vigenère Cipher - Answer -In 1863, Friedrich Kasiski was the first person to publish a successful general attack on the Vigenère Cipher